Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Mexico
2.2%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
in 2024
Mexico rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Mexico
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.2% against 1.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 89 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 6.0% | 0.0% | 6.0% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 4.8% | 0.2% | 4.6% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 0.4% | 3.0% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 0.2% | 2.2% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.3% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
- Mexico, at 2.2% against 1.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Mexico ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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.