Mexico vs Serbia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Mexico
1.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Serbia
2.14 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
35th
Serbia rank
32nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Mexico
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 2.14 billion tonnes against 1.74 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 402.37 million tonnes.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 129 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 35th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 179 regions.
Across the 15 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 8 and Serbia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1.03 million tonnes | 13,049 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1890s | 9.45 million tonnes | 577,099 tonnes | 8.87 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1900s | 46.61 million tonnes | 3.73 million tonnes | 42.89 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1910s | 89.78 million tonnes | 8.65 million tonnes | 81.13 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 122.77 million tonnes | 25.97 million tonnes | 96.79 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 147.39 million tonnes | 62.07 million tonnes | 85.33 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 169.16 million tonnes | 91.65 million tonnes | 77.51 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 190.13 million tonnes | 156.15 million tonnes | 33.98 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 225.10 million tonnes | 296.27 million tonnes | 71.17 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1970s | 299.46 million tonnes | 528.70 million tonnes | 229.24 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1980s | 417.36 million tonnes | 866.32 million tonnes | 448.97 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 1990s | 572.99 million tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 658.65 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2000s | 883.62 million tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 670.90 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2010s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | 522.39 million tonnes | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | 426.47 million tonnes | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Mexico or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 2.14 billion tonnes against 1.74 billion tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Mexico and Serbia?
- 402.37 million tonnes, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Serbia?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Serbia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mexico ranks 35th and Serbia ranks 32nd of 179 regions.
- 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.