Latvia vs Mexico: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Latvia
3.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mexico
3.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Latvia rank
102nd
Mexico rank
101st
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Latvia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.52 tonnes per person against 3.45 tonnes per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 167 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 102nd and Mexico ranks 101st of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 12 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.003 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1860s | 0.0091 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0073 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1870s | 0.0341 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0302 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1880s | 0.0742 tonnes per person | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0629 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1890s | 0.1429 tonnes per person | 0.1402 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1900s | 0.2368 tonnes per person | 0.4127 tonnes per person | 0.1758 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.2809 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.235 tonnes per person | 3.82 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 0.1126 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.4119 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1950s | 3.34 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2.02 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1960s | 5.46 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | 3.66 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1970s | 7.98 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | 5.14 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1980s | 8.66 tonnes per person | 3.94 tonnes per person | 4.72 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 1990s | 4.6 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | 0.7471 tonnes per person | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3.46 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | 0.7426 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.79 tonnes per person | 3.99 tonnes per person | 0.1911 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3.6 tonnes per person | 3.49 tonnes per person | 0.1018 tonnes per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Latvia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 3.52 tonnes per person against 3.45 tonnes per person in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Latvia and Mexico?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mexico?
- 167 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Latvia and Mexico rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Latvia ranks 102nd and Mexico ranks 101st 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. 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.