Mexico vs Thailand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Mexico
1.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Thailand
1.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico rank
35th
Thailand rank
33rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Mexico
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.86 billion tonnes against 1.74 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 120.87 million tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 33rd of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 190.13 million tonnes | 522,372 tonnes | 189.61 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 225.10 million tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | 223.04 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 299.46 million tonnes | 6.33 million tonnes | 293.13 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 417.36 million tonnes | 30.35 million tonnes | 387.00 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 572.99 million tonnes | 198.40 million tonnes | 374.59 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 883.62 million tonnes | 572.73 million tonnes | 310.89 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 156.89 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.67 billion tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 69.50 million tonnes | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Mexico or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.86 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 Thailand?
- 120.87 million tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Thailand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Thailand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mexico ranks 35th and Thailand ranks 33rd 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.