France vs Mexico: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
France
0.2926 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mexico
0.307 tonnes per person
in 2024
France rank
67th
Mexico rank
65th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- France
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.307 tonnes per person against 0.2926 tonnes per person in France, a difference of 0.0144 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was France ahead.
France ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 65th of 179 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9418 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.9407 tonnes per person | France |
| 1860s | 1.28 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | France |
| 1870s | 1.6 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | France |
| 1880s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | France |
| 1890s | 2.62 tonnes per person | 0.1402 tonnes per person | 2.48 tonnes per person | France |
| 1900s | 3.3 tonnes per person | 0.3857 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | France |
| 1910s | 3.32 tonnes per person | 0.2316 tonnes per person | 3.09 tonnes per person | France |
| 1920s | 4.8 tonnes per person | 0.1873 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | France |
| 1930s | 4.75 tonnes per person | 0.1221 tonnes per person | 4.63 tonnes per person | France |
| 1940s | 3.34 tonnes per person | 0.083 tonnes per person | 3.25 tonnes per person | France |
| 1950s | 4.18 tonnes per person | 0.084 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | France |
| 1960s | 3.94 tonnes per person | 0.1037 tonnes per person | 3.84 tonnes per person | France |
| 1970s | 2.43 tonnes per person | 0.1876 tonnes per person | 2.24 tonnes per person | France |
| 1980s | 1.74 tonnes per person | 0.1494 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | France |
| 1990s | 1.2 tonnes per person | 0.2314 tonnes per person | 0.9706 tonnes per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.9498 tonnes per person | 0.376 tonnes per person | 0.5737 tonnes per person | France |
| 2010s | 0.6286 tonnes per person | 0.4075 tonnes per person | 0.2211 tonnes per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.361 tonnes per person | 0.2754 tonnes per person | 0.0856 tonnes per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, France or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.307 tonnes per person against 0.2926 tonnes per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between France and Mexico?
- 0.0144 tonnes per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do France and Mexico rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- France ranks 67th and Mexico ranks 65th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.