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
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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

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.