Mexico vs Portugal: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Mexico
275.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
Portugal
298.88 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
88th
Portugal rank
85th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Mexico
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 298.88 tonnes per person against 275.15 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 23.73 tonnes per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 85th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 272.93 tonnes per person 90.85 tonnes per person 182.08 tonnes per person Mexico
1970s 227.4 tonnes per person 109.24 tonnes per person 118.17 tonnes per person Mexico
1980s 220.73 tonnes per person 127.17 tonnes per person 93.56 tonnes per person Mexico
1990s 237.35 tonnes per person 167.36 tonnes per person 69.99 tonnes per person Mexico
2000s 251.95 tonnes per person 214.32 tonnes per person 37.63 tonnes per person Mexico
2010s 263.72 tonnes per person 265.02 tonnes per person 1.3 tonnes per person Portugal
2020s 273.1 tonnes per person 297.32 tonnes per person 24.23 tonnes per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Mexico or Portugal?
Portugal, at 298.88 tonnes per person against 275.15 tonnes per person in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Mexico and Portugal?
23.73 tonnes per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Portugal?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mexico and Portugal rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Mexico ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 85th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.