Brazil vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Brazil
12.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
14.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Brazil rank
12th
Mexico rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 14.16 billion tonnes against 12.42 billion tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.74 billion tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 917,000 tonnes | 917,000 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 59.45 million tonnes | 59.45 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 530.81 million tonnes | 530.81 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 97,107 tonnes | 802.79 million tonnes | 802.69 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.02 million tonnes | 987.95 million tonnes | 986.92 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 111.88 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 1.13 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 491.29 million tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.16 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.69 billion tonnes | 4.19 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.29 billion tonnes | 6.55 billion tonnes | 2.26 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6.56 billion tonnes | 9.21 billion tonnes | 2.65 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 9.44 billion tonnes | 11.94 billion tonnes | 2.50 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 11.78 billion tonnes | 13.71 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 14.16 billion tonnes against 12.42 billion tonnes in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Brazil and Mexico?
- 1.74 billion tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 10th 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 from oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.