Australia vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Australia
20.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
22.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Mexico rank
14th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 22.02 billion tonnes against 20.04 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 1.98 billion tonnes.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Mexico in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mexico Difference Ahead
1850s 2.51 million tonnes 23,198 tonnes 2.49 million tonnes Australia
1860s 7.73 million tonnes 130,862 tonnes 7.60 million tonnes Australia
1870s 23.24 million tonnes 356,240 tonnes 22.88 million tonnes Australia
1880s 54.57 million tonnes 1.08 million tonnes 53.49 million tonnes Australia
1890s 113.53 million tonnes 9.45 million tonnes 104.08 million tonnes Australia
1900s 213.29 million tonnes 47.44 million tonnes 165.85 million tonnes Australia
1910s 392.27 million tonnes 153.80 million tonnes 238.46 million tonnes Australia
1920s 638.98 million tonnes 653.79 million tonnes 14.81 million tonnes Mexico
1930s 912.67 million tonnes 955.68 million tonnes 43.01 million tonnes Mexico
1940s 1.28 billion tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes 98.17 million tonnes Australia
1950s 1.83 billion tonnes 1.50 billion tonnes 329.81 million tonnes Australia
1960s 2.72 billion tonnes 2.11 billion tonnes 611.30 million tonnes Australia
1970s 4.14 billion tonnes 3.30 billion tonnes 844.44 million tonnes Australia
1980s 6.14 billion tonnes 5.74 billion tonnes 405.79 million tonnes Australia
1990s 8.80 billion tonnes 8.94 billion tonnes 139.62 million tonnes Mexico
2000s 12.27 billion tonnes 12.92 billion tonnes 646.23 million tonnes Mexico
2010s 16.26 billion tonnes 17.63 billion tonnes 1.37 billion tonnes Mexico
2020s 19.27 billion tonnes 21.10 billion tonnes 1.83 billion tonnes Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Australia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 22.02 billion tonnes against 20.04 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Australia and Mexico?
1.98 billion tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 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.