France vs Mexico: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
France
1.4%
in 2024
Mexico
1.8%
in 2024
France rank
15th
Mexico rank
12th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- France
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.8% against 1.4% in France, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Mexico ahead.
France ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 12th of 146 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | France |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | France |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | France |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, France or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.8% against 1.4% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between France and Mexico?
- 0.4%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2024.
- How do France and Mexico rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- France ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 12th of 146 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 burning gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.