Mexico vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Mexico
1.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
1.53 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
35th
Sweden rank
37th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Mexico
- Sweden
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.74 billion tonnes against 1.53 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 213.14 million tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Sweden ahead.
Mexico ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23,198 tonnes | 3.87 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1860s | 130,862 tonnes | 10.21 million tonnes | 10.08 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 356,240 tonnes | 24.83 million tonnes | 24.47 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.08 million tonnes | 52.33 million tonnes | 51.25 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 9.45 million tonnes | 100.14 million tonnes | 90.69 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 46.61 million tonnes | 183.23 million tonnes | 136.62 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 94.36 million tonnes | 305.58 million tonnes | 211.22 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 122.77 million tonnes | 412.42 million tonnes | 289.65 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 147.39 million tonnes | 576.61 million tonnes | 429.22 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 167.69 million tonnes | 746.05 million tonnes | 578.35 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 190.13 million tonnes | 897.73 million tonnes | 707.60 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 225.10 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 777.89 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 299.46 million tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 771.36 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 417.36 million tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | 726.50 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 572.99 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 681.13 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 883.62 million tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | 480.26 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | 107.31 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.52 billion tonnes | 150.65 million tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Mexico or Sweden?
- Mexico, at 1.74 billion tonnes against 1.53 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Mexico and Sweden?
- 213.14 million tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mexico ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 37th 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.