Mexico vs Turkey: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Mexico
1.2%
in 2024
Turkey
1.3%
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Turkey rank
12th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1865 it was Turkey ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 13 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Turkey |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Mexico and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1865 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th 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.