Greece vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Greece
1.66 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
1.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Greece rank
36th
Mexico rank
35th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Greece
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.74 billion tonnes against 1.66 billion tonnes in Greece, a difference of 85.86 million tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Mexico ahead.
Greece ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 35th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 289,456 tonnes | 195,788 tonnes | 93,668 tonnes | Greece |
| 1870s | 1.25 million tonnes | 318,186 tonnes | 933,331 tonnes | Greece |
| 1880s | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 434,604 tonnes | Greece |
| 1890s | 3.21 million tonnes | 11.10 million tonnes | 7.89 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1900s | 6.55 million tonnes | 46.61 million tonnes | 40.07 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1910s | 11.28 million tonnes | 95.04 million tonnes | 83.75 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 17.98 million tonnes | 122.77 million tonnes | 104.78 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 37.05 million tonnes | 147.39 million tonnes | 110.34 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 46.09 million tonnes | 167.69 million tonnes | 121.61 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 54.52 million tonnes | 190.13 million tonnes | 135.61 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 86.54 million tonnes | 225.10 million tonnes | 138.56 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 162.27 million tonnes | 299.46 million tonnes | 137.19 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 318.02 million tonnes | 417.36 million tonnes | 99.34 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 655.20 million tonnes | 572.99 million tonnes | 82.22 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.10 billion tonnes | 883.62 million tonnes | 212.09 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 143.84 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 23.35 million tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Greece or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.74 billion tonnes against 1.66 billion tonnes in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Greece and Mexico?
- 85.86 million tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mexico?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Greece ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 35th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.