Denmark vs Mexico: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Denmark
0.2%
in 2024
Mexico
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
34th
Mexico rank
35th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Denmark
- Mexico
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 169 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 35th of 179 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Denmark or Mexico?
- Denmark, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Denmark and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mexico?
- 169 years are reported by both, from 1856 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Mexico rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Denmark ranks 34th and Mexico ranks 35th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.