Italy vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Italy
26.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
22.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
12th
Mexico rank
14th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Italy
- Mexico
How they compare
Italy currently reports 26.01 billion tonnes against 22.02 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 3.99 billion tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Mexico ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 5.52 million tonnes | 130,862 tonnes | 5.39 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1870s | 28.77 million tonnes | 356,240 tonnes | 28.41 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1880s | 83.62 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 82.54 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1890s | 189.57 million tonnes | 9.45 million tonnes | 180.12 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 334.53 million tonnes | 47.44 million tonnes | 287.09 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 570.25 million tonnes | 153.80 million tonnes | 416.44 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1920s | 817.75 million tonnes | 653.79 million tonnes | 163.96 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 955.68 million tonnes | 226.24 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.53 billion tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 348.81 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.98 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 472.63 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1960s | 3.22 billion tonnes | 2.11 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 6.05 billion tonnes | 3.30 billion tonnes | 2.75 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 9.73 billion tonnes | 5.74 billion tonnes | 3.99 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 13.85 billion tonnes | 8.94 billion tonnes | 4.91 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 18.52 billion tonnes | 12.92 billion tonnes | 5.61 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 22.81 billion tonnes | 17.63 billion tonnes | 5.18 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 25.37 billion tonnes | 21.10 billion tonnes | 4.27 billion tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Italy or Mexico?
- Italy, at 26.01 billion tonnes against 22.02 billion tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Italy and Mexico?
- 3.99 billion tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Italy ranks 12th 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.