Mexico vs Romania: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Mexico
4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
103rd
Romania rank
105th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 13 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1860s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1870s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1880s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1890s | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1900s | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 8.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1950s | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1960s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Mexico or Romania?
- Mexico, at 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mexico ranks 103rd and Romania ranks 105th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.