Germany vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Germany
2.0%
in 2024
Mexico
2.1%
in 2024
Germany rank
9th
Mexico rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Germany
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Mexico ahead.
Germany ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 1.2% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 2.0% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 2.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Germany or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Germany and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Germany ranks 9th 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.