Ecuador vs Mexico: Methane emissions, per capita
Ecuador
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mexico
1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ecuador rank
66th
Mexico rank
68th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 66th and Mexico ranks 68th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 66th and Mexico ranks 68th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.