Mexico vs Turkey: Nitrous oxide emissions
Mexico
39.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkey
40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Turkey rank
13th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico, a difference of 621,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 573,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 733,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1860s | 620,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 776,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1870s | 721,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1880s | 861,287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1890s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1900s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 575,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1910s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1920s | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 819,247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1930s | 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1940s | 5.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1950s | 11.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
| 1960s | 17.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 904,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1970s | 25.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1980s | 34.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1990s | 37.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2000s | 38.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2010s | 41.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2020s | 40.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Mexico and Turkey?
- 621,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.