Mexico vs Romania: Per capita methane emissions
Mexico
1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
68th
Romania rank
71st
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Romania ahead.
Mexico ranks 68th and Romania ranks 71st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1860s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1870s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1880s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1890s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1920s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1930s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1940s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1950s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1960s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Mexico or Romania?
- Mexico, at 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.02 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 methane emissions?
- Mexico ranks 68th and Romania ranks 71st 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.