France vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
France
35.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
36.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
13th
Mexico rank
12th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- France
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 36.01 billion tonnes against 35.81 billion tonnes in France, a difference of 197.10 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was France ahead.
France ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 12th of 194 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 468.49 million tonnes | 50.44 million tonnes | 418.05 million tonnes | France |
| 1860s | 830.32 million tonnes | 193.64 million tonnes | 636.67 million tonnes | France |
| 1870s | 1.41 billion tonnes | 412.92 million tonnes | 998.23 million tonnes | France |
| 1880s | 2.14 billion tonnes | 869.98 million tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | France |
| 1890s | 2.99 billion tonnes | 1.85 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 4.00 billion tonnes | 3.02 billion tonnes | 980.67 million tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 5.04 billion tonnes | 3.90 billion tonnes | 1.14 billion tonnes | France |
| 1920s | 5.96 billion tonnes | 4.91 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | France |
| 1930s | 7.56 billion tonnes | 5.93 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | France |
| 1940s | 8.67 billion tonnes | 7.43 billion tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | France |
| 1950s | 10.30 billion tonnes | 9.64 billion tonnes | 657.98 million tonnes | France |
| 1960s | 13.06 billion tonnes | 11.58 billion tonnes | 1.48 billion tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 17.15 billion tonnes | 13.19 billion tonnes | 3.96 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 21.58 billion tonnes | 16.41 billion tonnes | 5.16 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 25.46 billion tonnes | 21.38 billion tonnes | 4.08 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 29.40 billion tonnes | 26.52 billion tonnes | 2.88 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 32.95 billion tonnes | 31.68 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 35.28 billion tonnes | 35.16 billion tonnes | 119.18 million tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, France or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 36.01 billion tonnes against 35.81 billion tonnes in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between France and Mexico?
- 197.10 million tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do France and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- France ranks 13th 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.