Italy vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Italy
14.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mexico
14.16 billion tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
11th
Mexico rank
10th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Italy
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 14.16 billion tonnes against 14.08 billion tonnes in Italy, a difference of 76.70 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5.46 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 5.46 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1900s | 7.88 million tonnes | 825,300 tonnes | 7.05 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1910s | 11.84 million tonnes | 59.45 million tonnes | 47.61 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1920s | 20.78 million tonnes | 530.81 million tonnes | 510.03 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1930s | 41.90 million tonnes | 802.79 million tonnes | 760.89 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1940s | 70.33 million tonnes | 987.95 million tonnes | 917.61 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1950s | 222.30 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 1.02 billion tonnes | Mexico |
| 1960s | 977.55 million tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 669.73 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3.08 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 633.33 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 5.64 billion tonnes | 4.19 billion tonnes | 1.45 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.15 billion tonnes | 6.55 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.68 billion tonnes | 9.21 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.64 billion tonnes | 11.94 billion tonnes | 700.45 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 13.77 billion tonnes | 13.71 billion tonnes | 56.06 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Italy or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 14.16 billion tonnes against 14.08 billion tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Italy and Mexico?
- 76.70 million tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Italy ranks 11th 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.