Australia vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Australia
1.0%
in 2024
Mexico
1.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Mexico rank
14th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.2% against 1.0% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Australia and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Australia ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.