Japan vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas
Japan
2.4%
in 2024
Mexico
2.1%
in 2024
Japan rank
7th
Mexico rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.4% against 2.1% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Mexico ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 8th of 146 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from gas, Japan or Mexico?
- Japan, at 2.4% against 2.1% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from gas between Japan and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- Japan ranks 7th 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.