Mexico vs New Zealand: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Mexico
18,304 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
19,325 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico rank
90th
New Zealand rank
87th

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

  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 19,325 tonnes per square kilometre against 18,304 tonnes per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 1,021 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 90th and New Zealand ranks 87th of 192 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 5,998 tonnes per square kilometre 9,415 tonnes per square kilometre 3,417 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 6,786 tonnes per square kilometre 10,692 tonnes per square kilometre 3,907 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 8,443 tonnes per square kilometre 12,411 tonnes per square kilometre 3,969 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 11,000 tonnes per square kilometre 13,848 tonnes per square kilometre 2,848 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 13,643 tonnes per square kilometre 15,645 tonnes per square kilometre 2,002 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 16,298 tonnes per square kilometre 17,633 tonnes per square kilometre 1,336 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 17,977 tonnes per square kilometre 19,048 tonnes per square kilometre 1,070 tonnes per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Mexico or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 19,325 tonnes per square kilometre against 18,304 tonnes per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Mexico and New Zealand?
1,021 tonnes per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mexico and New Zealand rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Mexico ranks 90th and New Zealand ranks 87th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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