Australia vs Mexico: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Australia
1.1%
in 2024
Mexico
1.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Mexico rank
14th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.2% against 1.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Australia |
| 1890s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Australia |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1910s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1920s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.2% against 1.1% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Australia and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mexico?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mexico rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.