Mali vs Mexico: Per capita methane emissions
Mali
1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mexico
1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mali rank
66th
Mexico rank
68th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Mali
- Mexico
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 66th and Mexico ranks 68th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 15 and Mexico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9039 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1860s | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1870s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1880s | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1890s | 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1900s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1910s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1920s | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1930s | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1940s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1950s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1960s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 1980s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Mali or Mexico?
- Mali, at 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Mali and Mexico?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mexico?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Mexico rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Mali ranks 66th and Mexico ranks 68th 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.