Mexico vs Panama: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Mexico
3.24 tonnes per person
in 2024
Panama
3.25 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
106th
Panama rank
105th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3.25 tonnes per person against 3.24 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 121 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Panama ahead.
Mexico ranks 106th and Panama ranks 105th of 194 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7.7 tonnes per person | 33.92 tonnes per person | 26.22 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1910s | 4.69 tonnes per person | 23.63 tonnes per person | 18.94 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1920s | 7.92 tonnes per person | 22.63 tonnes per person | 14.71 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1930s | 5.41 tonnes per person | 39.17 tonnes per person | 33.76 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1940s | 8.81 tonnes per person | 40.07 tonnes per person | 31.26 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1950s | 7.19 tonnes per person | 39.18 tonnes per person | 31.99 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1960s | 3.67 tonnes per person | 13.53 tonnes per person | 9.85 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1970s | 3.47 tonnes per person | 13.4 tonnes per person | 9.93 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1980s | 5.8 tonnes per person | 11.88 tonnes per person | 6.08 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 5.61 tonnes per person | 8.05 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 2000s | 5.03 tonnes per person | 6.49 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 4.15 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | 0.1026 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3.32 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | 0.2118 tonnes per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Mexico or Panama?
- Panama, at 3.25 tonnes per person against 3.24 tonnes per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.01 tonnes per person, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 121 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mexico ranks 106th and Panama ranks 105th of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.