Mexico vs Spain: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Mexico

23.3%

in 2023

Spain

21.0%

in 2023

Mexico rank

59th

Spain rank

62nd

Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Mexico currently reports 23.3% against 21.0% in Spain, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Mexico ranks 59th and Spain ranks 62nd of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.