Canada vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Canada
15.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
14.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
Mexico rank
10th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • Canada
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 15.65 billion tonnes against 14.16 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 1.50 billion tonnes.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Across the 14 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 9 and Mexico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mexico Difference Ahead
1890s 5.26 million tonnes 0 tonnes 5.26 million tonnes Canada
1900s 8.42 million tonnes 825,300 tonnes 7.59 million tonnes Canada
1910s 20.94 million tonnes 59.45 million tonnes 38.51 million tonnes Mexico
1920s 65.59 million tonnes 530.81 million tonnes 465.22 million tonnes Mexico
1930s 174.37 million tonnes 802.79 million tonnes 628.42 million tonnes Mexico
1940s 384.84 million tonnes 987.95 million tonnes 603.10 million tonnes Mexico
1950s 922.75 million tonnes 1.24 billion tonnes 318.13 million tonnes Mexico
1960s 2.09 billion tonnes 1.65 billion tonnes 444.57 million tonnes Canada
1970s 4.09 billion tonnes 2.44 billion tonnes 1.65 billion tonnes Canada
1980s 6.32 billion tonnes 4.19 billion tonnes 2.13 billion tonnes Canada
1990s 8.38 billion tonnes 6.55 billion tonnes 1.83 billion tonnes Canada
2000s 10.76 billion tonnes 9.21 billion tonnes 1.55 billion tonnes Canada
2010s 13.32 billion tonnes 11.94 billion tonnes 1.38 billion tonnes Canada
2020s 15.17 billion tonnes 13.71 billion tonnes 1.46 billion tonnes Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Canada or Mexico?
Canada, at 15.65 billion tonnes against 14.16 billion tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Canada and Mexico?
1.50 billion tonnes, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
Canada ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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