Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Methane emissions
Mexico
151.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
117.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico rank
11th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Methane emissions over time
- Mexico
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 151.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 117.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 34.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 815,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1860s | 9.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 830,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1870s | 9.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 849,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1880s | 11.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 875,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1890s | 13.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 903,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1900s | 15.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 901,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1910s | 17.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 861,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1920s | 18.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 827,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1930s | 22.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1940s | 29.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1950s | 41.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1960s | 55.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1970s | 75.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1980s | 103.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1990s | 118.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2000s | 130.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2010s | 140.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2020s | 148.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 112.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
- Mexico, at 151.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 117.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
- 34.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Mexico ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.