Brazil vs Mexico: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Brazil
1.9%
in 2024
Mexico
2.2%
in 2024
Brazil rank
12th
Mexico rank
10th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.2% against 1.9% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 10th of 215 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 8.4% | 8.4% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 6.7% | 6.7% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 3.4% | 3.1% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 2.4% | 1.7% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.2% against 1.9% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 10th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.