Australia vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Australia
13.97 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
14.11 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Mexico rank
14th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Australia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 14.11 billion tonnes against 13.97 billion tonnes in Australia, a difference of 135.60 million tonnes.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th of 197 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mexico Difference Ahead
1850s 56.04 million tonnes 109.84 million tonnes 53.80 million tonnes Mexico
1860s 193.16 million tonnes 312.95 million tonnes 119.79 million tonnes Mexico
1870s 419.98 million tonnes 532.00 million tonnes 112.02 million tonnes Mexico
1880s 708.67 million tonnes 988.33 million tonnes 279.66 million tonnes Mexico
1890s 1.06 billion tonnes 1.96 billion tonnes 893.60 million tonnes Mexico
1900s 1.54 billion tonnes 3.09 billion tonnes 1.55 billion tonnes Mexico
1910s 2.00 billion tonnes 3.86 billion tonnes 1.86 billion tonnes Mexico
1920s 2.93 billion tonnes 4.37 billion tonnes 1.44 billion tonnes Mexico
1930s 4.14 billion tonnes 5.09 billion tonnes 949.01 million tonnes Mexico
1940s 4.70 billion tonnes 6.37 billion tonnes 1.67 billion tonnes Mexico
1950s 5.68 billion tonnes 8.26 billion tonnes 2.57 billion tonnes Mexico
1960s 7.60 billion tonnes 9.60 billion tonnes 2.00 billion tonnes Mexico
1970s 8.80 billion tonnes 10.01 billion tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes Mexico
1980s 9.70 billion tonnes 10.80 billion tonnes 1.10 billion tonnes Mexico
1990s 10.10 billion tonnes 12.56 billion tonnes 2.46 billion tonnes Mexico
2000s 11.53 billion tonnes 13.72 billion tonnes 2.19 billion tonnes Mexico
2010s 13.33 billion tonnes 14.17 billion tonnes 840.94 million tonnes Mexico
2020s 13.88 billion tonnes 14.18 billion tonnes 292.46 million tonnes Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Australia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 14.11 billion tonnes against 13.97 billion tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Australia and Mexico?
135.60 million tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Australia ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th of 197 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 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.