France vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
France
15.93 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
14.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
France rank
7th
Mexico rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- France
- Mexico
How they compare
France currently reports 15.93 billion tonnes against 14.16 billion tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 1.78 billion tonnes.
That makes France'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 France ahead.
France ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, France averaged higher in 8 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 9.93 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9.93 million tonnes | France |
| 1900s | 16.23 million tonnes | 825,300 tonnes | 15.41 million tonnes | France |
| 1910s | 19.40 million tonnes | 59.45 million tonnes | 40.05 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 33.83 million tonnes | 530.81 million tonnes | 496.98 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 89.19 million tonnes | 802.79 million tonnes | 713.60 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 182.64 million tonnes | 987.95 million tonnes | 805.31 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 487.61 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 753.28 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.47 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 179.34 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 4.12 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | France |
| 1980s | 7.14 billion tonnes | 4.19 billion tonnes | 2.95 billion tonnes | France |
| 1990s | 9.60 billion tonnes | 6.55 billion tonnes | 3.05 billion tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 12.02 billion tonnes | 9.21 billion tonnes | 2.82 billion tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 14.19 billion tonnes | 11.94 billion tonnes | 2.25 billion tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 15.59 billion tonnes | 13.71 billion tonnes | 1.87 billion tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, France or Mexico?
- France, at 15.93 billion tonnes against 14.16 billion tonnes in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between France and Mexico?
- 1.78 billion tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do France and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- France ranks 7th 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.