Argentina vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Argentina
0.7%
in 2024
Mexico
1.0%
in 2024
Argentina rank
21st
Mexico rank
18th
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Argentina
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.0% against 0.7% in Argentina, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 169 shared years of data; in 1856 it was Mexico ahead.
Argentina ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | Argentina |
| 1920s | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Argentina |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Argentina |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Argentina |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change, Argentina or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.0% against 0.7% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change between Argentina and Mexico?
- 0.3%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mexico?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Mexico rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Argentina ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.