Germany vs Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
Germany
1.9%
in 2024
Mexico
1.8%
in 2024
Germany rank
10th
Mexico rank
11th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Germany
- Mexico
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 9 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5.3% | 0.0% | 5.3% | Germany |
| 1900s | 3.4% | 0.3% | 3.1% | Germany |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 7.1% | 6.1% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 12.2% | 12.1% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 2.5% | 2.4% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 4.5% | 1.2% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 1.4% | 3.6% | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1.6% | Germany |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.6% | 1.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, Germany or Mexico?
- Germany, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between Germany and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Germany 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 oil?
- Germany ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 11th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.