Mexico vs South America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- Mexico
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 1.13 million kt against 499,879 kt in Mexico, a difference of 632,431 kt.
That makes South America's figure about 2.3 times Mexico's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 16th and South America ranks 19th of 231 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84,238 kt | 344,625 kt | 260,387 kt | South America |
| 1970s | 171,299 kt | 489,167 kt | 317,868 kt | South America |
| 1980s | 302,437 kt | 604,136 kt | 301,699 kt | South America |
| 1990s | 359,496 kt | 772,568 kt | 413,072 kt | South America |
| 2000s | 456,988 kt | 951,422 kt | 494,434 kt | South America |
| 2010s | 484,522 kt | 1.18 million kt | 699,314 kt | South America |
| 2020s | 477,600 kt | 1.09 million kt | 614,775 kt | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Mexico or South America?
- South America, at 1.13 million kt against 499,879 kt in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Mexico and South America?
- 632,431 kt, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and South America rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- Mexico ranks 16th and South America ranks 19th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf