Korea vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Korea
20.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
22.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Korea rank
16th
Mexico rank
14th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Korea
  • Mexico
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B185619402024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 22.02 billion tonnes against 20.71 billion tonnes in Korea, a difference of 1.31 billion tonnes.

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

Across all 120 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Mexico Difference Ahead
1900s 4,917 tonnes 62.65 million tonnes 62.64 million tonnes Mexico
1910s 107,180 tonnes 153.80 million tonnes 153.70 million tonnes Mexico
1920s 540,324 tonnes 653.79 million tonnes 653.25 million tonnes Mexico
1930s 2.15 million tonnes 955.68 million tonnes 953.53 million tonnes Mexico
1940s 8.57 million tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes 1.17 billion tonnes Mexico
1950s 39.36 million tonnes 1.50 billion tonnes 1.47 billion tonnes Mexico
1960s 188.76 million tonnes 2.11 billion tonnes 1.92 billion tonnes Mexico
1970s 728.53 million tonnes 3.30 billion tonnes 2.57 billion tonnes Mexico
1980s 2.03 billion tonnes 5.74 billion tonnes 3.71 billion tonnes Mexico
1990s 4.66 billion tonnes 8.94 billion tonnes 4.28 billion tonnes Mexico
2000s 9.05 billion tonnes 12.92 billion tonnes 3.87 billion tonnes Mexico
2010s 14.81 billion tonnes 17.63 billion tonnes 2.82 billion tonnes Mexico
2020s 19.52 billion tonnes 21.10 billion tonnes 1.58 billion tonnes Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Korea or Mexico?
Mexico, at 22.02 billion tonnes against 20.71 billion tonnes in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Korea and Mexico?
1.31 billion tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Mexico?
120 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do Korea and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Korea ranks 16th 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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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.