Mexico vs Poland: Per capita methane emissions
Mexico
1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Poland
1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
68th
Poland rank
69th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Mexico
- Poland
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Mexico ranks 68th and Poland ranks 69th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1860s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1890s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1960s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Mexico or Poland?
- Mexico, at 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Mexico and Poland?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Poland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Poland rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Mexico ranks 68th and Poland ranks 69th 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.