Canada vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Canada
2.9%
in 2024
Mexico
2.1%
in 2024
Canada rank
5th
Mexico rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Canada
- Mexico
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.9% against 2.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Mexico ahead.
Canada ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 1.2% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 1.7% | 2.3% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 2.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Canada or Mexico?
- Canada, at 2.9% against 2.1% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Canada and Mexico?
- 0.8%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Canada ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.