Brazil vs Mexico: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring
Brazil
2.5%
in 2024
Mexico
2.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
11th
Mexico rank
12th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 4.5% | 4.4% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 5.8% | 5.5% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 4.0% | 3.7% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 3.7% | 3.2% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 3.2% | 2.3% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.7% | 1.2% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 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 flaring, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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 flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.