Mexico vs United Kingdom: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Mexico
2.2%
in 2024
United Kingdom
2.3%
in 2024
Mexico rank
10th
United Kingdom rank
9th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Mexico
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Mexico ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 4.1% | 4.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 4.1% | 4.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 1.9% | 3.7% | 1.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 8.4% | 3.6% | 4.8% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 6.7% | 3.6% | 3.1% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 1.2% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 3.6% | 1.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 3.6% | 1.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.9% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Mexico or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 2.3% against 2.2% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United Kingdom?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and United Kingdom rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Mexico ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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.