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
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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About this data
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.