France vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
France
3.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
4.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
15th
Mexico rank
12th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- France
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.88 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 1.00 billion tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Mexico ahead.
France ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 12th of 146 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 177,713 tonnes | 177,713 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 626,911 tonnes | 21.15 million tonnes | 20.53 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 6.22 million tonnes | 41.57 million tonnes | 35.35 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 67.03 million tonnes | 122.30 million tonnes | 55.27 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 297.85 million tonnes | 329.28 million tonnes | 31.43 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 772.83 million tonnes | 735.06 million tonnes | 37.77 million tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.28 billion tonnes | 113.55 million tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2.10 billion tonnes | 117.41 million tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 3.12 billion tonnes | 3.37 billion tonnes | 254.97 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3.74 billion tonnes | 4.54 billion tonnes | 803.02 million tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, France or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 4.88 billion tonnes against 3.88 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between France and Mexico?
- 1.00 billion tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do France and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- France ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 12th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.