Mexico vs Sweden: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Mexico
0.0249 tonnes per person
in 2022
Sweden
0.0251 tonnes per person
in 2022
Mexico rank
156th
Sweden rank
155th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Mexico
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0251 tonnes per person against 0.0249 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Mexico ranks 156th and Sweden ranks 155th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0496 tonnes per person 0.0908 tonnes per person 0.0412 tonnes per person Sweden
1970s 0.048 tonnes per person 0.0984 tonnes per person 0.0503 tonnes per person Sweden
1980s 0.0557 tonnes per person 0.1242 tonnes per person 0.0684 tonnes per person Sweden
1990s 0.0517 tonnes per person 0.1067 tonnes per person 0.055 tonnes per person Sweden
2000s 0.0476 tonnes per person 0.0555 tonnes per person 0.0079 tonnes per person Sweden
2010s 0.0372 tonnes per person 0.0342 tonnes per person 0.003 tonnes per person Mexico
2020s 0.0249 tonnes per person 0.0258 tonnes per person 0.0009 tonnes per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Mexico or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0251 tonnes per person against 0.0249 tonnes per person in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Mexico and Sweden?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Mexico ranks 156th and Sweden ranks 155th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.