Mexico vs Romania: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Mexico
1.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania
1.81 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
105th
Romania rank
102nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.81 tonnes per person against 1.68 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per person.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Romania ahead.
Mexico ranks 105th and Romania ranks 102nd of 213 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 9 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.031 tonnes per person | 0.031 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 0.027 tonnes per person | 0.1896 tonnes per person | 0.1626 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.09 tonnes per person | 0.3453 tonnes per person | 0.7424 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 3.63 tonnes per person | 0.5824 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.9588 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 0.5405 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 0.8644 tonnes per person | 0.9025 tonnes per person | 0.0381 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.9718 tonnes per person | 0.7381 tonnes per person | 0.2337 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 0.0744 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.95 tonnes per person | 2.13 tonnes per person | 0.1785 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 2.89 tonnes per person | 2.35 tonnes per person | 0.5392 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.78 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.64 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.28 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 1.3 tonnes per person | 0.8696 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 0.0289 tonnes per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Mexico or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.81 tonnes per person against 1.68 tonnes per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.13 tonnes per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Mexico ranks 105th and Romania ranks 102nd of 213 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.