Greece vs Mexico: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Greece
0.2%
in 2024
Mexico
0.2%
in 2024
Greece rank
36th
Mexico rank
35th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Greece
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Greece, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Mexico ahead.
Greece ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 35th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Mexico in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Greece or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Greece and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mexico?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Mexico rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Greece ranks 36th 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.