Australia vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 36.01 billion tonnes against 34.01 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 1.99 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 14th and Mexico ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 91.68 million tonnes | 50.44 million tonnes | 41.24 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 200.10 million tonnes | 193.64 million tonnes | 6.45 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 442.42 million tonnes | 412.92 million tonnes | 29.50 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 762.45 million tonnes | 869.98 million tonnes | 107.53 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1890s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | 670.88 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1900s | 1.76 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1910s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 3.90 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 3.57 billion tonnes | 4.91 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 5.05 billion tonnes | 5.93 billion tonnes | 873.38 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 5.98 billion tonnes | 7.43 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 7.51 billion tonnes | 9.64 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 10.32 billion tonnes | 11.58 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 12.94 billion tonnes | 13.19 billion tonnes | 248.53 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 15.84 billion tonnes | 16.41 billion tonnes | 575.74 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 18.90 billion tonnes | 21.38 billion tonnes | 2.48 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 23.80 billion tonnes | 26.52 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 29.59 billion tonnes | 31.68 billion tonnes | 2.09 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 33.15 billion tonnes | 35.16 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 36.01 billion tonnes against 34.01 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Australia and Mexico?
- 1.99 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 including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 14th and Mexico ranks 12th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change with 79 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.