Mexico vs Sweden: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Mexico
3.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Sweden
3.59 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mexico rank
101st
Sweden rank
100th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Mexico
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.59 tonnes per person against 3.52 tonnes per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Sweden ahead.
Mexico ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 100th of 213 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.1576 tonnes per person | 0.1565 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.2578 tonnes per person | 0.256 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.4527 tonnes per person | 0.4489 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.7713 tonnes per person | 0.7601 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1402 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.4127 tonnes per person | 2.03 tonnes per person | 1.62 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 2.22 tonnes per person | 0.8998 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 3.82 tonnes per person | 2.21 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.14 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 2.68 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 5.09 tonnes per person | 3.77 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.8 tonnes per person | 8.18 tonnes per person | 6.38 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.84 tonnes per person | 10.37 tonnes per person | 7.53 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.94 tonnes per person | 7.36 tonnes per person | 3.42 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.85 tonnes per person | 6.69 tonnes per person | 2.84 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.21 tonnes per person | 5.97 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.99 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 0.6142 tonnes per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.49 tonnes per person | 3.56 tonnes per person | 0.0618 tonnes per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Mexico or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.59 tonnes per person against 3.52 tonnes per person in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Mexico and Sweden?
- 0.07 tonnes per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Mexico ranks 101st and Sweden ranks 100th 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.