Canada vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Canada
15.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
14.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Mexico rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 15.65 billion tonnes against 14.16 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 1.50 billion tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5.26 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5.26 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 8.42 million tonnes | 825,300 tonnes | 7.59 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 20.94 million tonnes | 59.45 million tonnes | 38.51 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 65.59 million tonnes | 530.81 million tonnes | 465.22 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 174.37 million tonnes | 802.79 million tonnes | 628.42 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 384.84 million tonnes | 987.95 million tonnes | 603.10 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 922.75 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 318.13 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 2.09 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 444.57 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 4.09 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.32 billion tonnes | 4.19 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 8.38 billion tonnes | 6.55 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 10.76 billion tonnes | 9.21 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 13.32 billion tonnes | 11.94 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 15.17 billion tonnes | 13.71 billion tonnes | 1.46 billion tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 15.65 billion tonnes against 14.16 billion tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Canada and Mexico?
- 1.50 billion tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.