Brazil vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal
Brazil
0.3%
in 2024
Mexico
0.3%
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Mexico rank
23rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 23rd of 179 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 17 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from coal, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from coal between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 23rd of 179 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 from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.