India vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
India
1.9%
in 2024
Mexico
2.1%
in 2024
India rank
10th
Mexico rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.1% against 1.9% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Mexico ahead.
India ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | 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% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.2% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, India or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 2.1% against 1.9% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between India and Mexico?
- 0.2%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- India ranks 10th 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.