Canada vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Canada
76.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
36.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Mexico rank
12th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 76.04 billion tonnes against 36.01 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 40.04 billion tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 714.88 million tonnes | 50.44 million tonnes | 664.44 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1860s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 193.64 million tonnes | 1.31 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 412.92 million tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 4.11 billion tonnes | 869.98 million tonnes | 3.24 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 5.58 billion tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | 3.74 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 7.67 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 4.65 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 11.32 billion tonnes | 3.90 billion tonnes | 7.43 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 15.60 billion tonnes | 4.91 billion tonnes | 10.69 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 19.66 billion tonnes | 5.93 billion tonnes | 13.73 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 23.67 billion tonnes | 7.43 billion tonnes | 16.24 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 28.57 billion tonnes | 9.64 billion tonnes | 18.93 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 34.62 billion tonnes | 11.58 billion tonnes | 23.04 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 40.78 billion tonnes | 13.19 billion tonnes | 27.59 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 47.52 billion tonnes | 16.41 billion tonnes | 31.10 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 54.52 billion tonnes | 21.38 billion tonnes | 33.14 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 62.33 billion tonnes | 26.52 billion tonnes | 35.81 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 69.55 billion tonnes | 31.68 billion tonnes | 37.87 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 74.73 billion tonnes | 35.16 billion tonnes | 39.57 billion tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 76.04 billion tonnes against 36.01 billion tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Canada and Mexico?
- 40.04 billion tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Canada ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 12th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.