Iraq vs Mexico: Methane emissions

Iraq
156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico
151.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Iraq rank
10th
Mexico rank
11th

Methane emissions over time

  • Iraq
  • Mexico
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 151.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico, a difference of 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mexico ahead.

Iraq ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 11th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Mexico Difference Ahead
1850s 934,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1860s 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1870s 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1880s 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1890s 1.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1900s 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1910s 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1920s 2.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1930s 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1940s 22.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1950s 27.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1960s 55.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 55.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 533,650 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1970s 97.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq
1980s 84.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 103.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1990s 46.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 118.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
2000s 73.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 130.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
2010s 133.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 140.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
2020s 156.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 148.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Iraq or Mexico?
Iraq, at 156.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 151.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Iraq and Mexico?
4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mexico?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Mexico rank globally for methane emissions?
Iraq ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 11th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.