Mexico vs Romania: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Mexico
3.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Romania
3.61 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
101st
Romania rank
98th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.61 tonnes per person against 3.52 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 101st and Romania ranks 98th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1880s | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.039 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 0.1402 tonnes per person | 0.1121 tonnes per person | 0.0281 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.4127 tonnes per person | 0.2484 tonnes per person | 0.1643 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.3977 tonnes per person | 0.9215 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 0.8864 tonnes per person | 2.94 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.88 tonnes per person | 0.7375 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 0.244 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 0.7139 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 4.13 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.84 tonnes per person | 7.44 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 3.94 tonnes per person | 8.89 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.85 tonnes per person | 5.56 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.21 tonnes per person | 4.73 tonnes per person | 0.5214 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.99 tonnes per person | 4.09 tonnes per person | 0.1036 tonnes per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.49 tonnes per person | 3.76 tonnes per person | 0.2692 tonnes per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average, Mexico or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.61 tonnes per person against 3.52 tonnes per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.09 tonnes per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Mexico ranks 101st and Romania ranks 98th 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.