Australia vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Australia
20.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
22.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Mexico rank
14th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 22.02 billion tonnes against 20.04 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 1.98 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 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.51 million tonnes | 23,198 tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1860s | 7.73 million tonnes | 130,862 tonnes | 7.60 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1870s | 23.24 million tonnes | 356,240 tonnes | 22.88 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1880s | 54.57 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 53.49 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1890s | 113.53 million tonnes | 9.45 million tonnes | 104.08 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1900s | 213.29 million tonnes | 47.44 million tonnes | 165.85 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1910s | 392.27 million tonnes | 153.80 million tonnes | 238.46 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1920s | 638.98 million tonnes | 653.79 million tonnes | 14.81 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 912.67 million tonnes | 955.68 million tonnes | 43.01 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.28 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 98.17 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 329.81 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.72 billion tonnes | 2.11 billion tonnes | 611.30 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.14 billion tonnes | 3.30 billion tonnes | 844.44 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.14 billion tonnes | 5.74 billion tonnes | 405.79 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 8.80 billion tonnes | 8.94 billion tonnes | 139.62 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 12.27 billion tonnes | 12.92 billion tonnes | 646.23 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 16.26 billion tonnes | 17.63 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 19.27 billion tonnes | 21.10 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 22.02 billion tonnes against 20.04 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Australia and Mexico?
- 1.98 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 by world region?
- Australia ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.