Mexico vs Turkey: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Mexico
1.2%
in 2024
Turkey
1.2%
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Turkey rank
12th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th of 199 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 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, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Mexico and Turkey?
- 0.0%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th 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.