Mexico vs Turkey: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Mexico
1.3%
in 2024
Turkey
1.4%
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Turkey rank
13th

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Mexico
  • Turkey
0.511.5185019372024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Turkey ahead.

Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Turkey Difference Ahead
1850s 0.4% 0.8% 0.5% Turkey
1860s 0.4% 0.8% 0.5% Turkey
1870s 0.4% 0.9% 0.5% Turkey
1880s 0.3% 0.9% 0.5% Turkey
1890s 0.4% 0.9% 0.4% Turkey
1900s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Turkey
1910s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% Turkey
1920s 0.7% 0.9% 0.2% Turkey
1930s 0.7% 1.2% 0.5% Turkey
1940s 0.8% 1.2% 0.4% Turkey
1950s 1.0% 1.2% 0.2% Turkey
1960s 1.2% 1.1% 0.1% Mexico
1970s 1.3% 1.1% 0.2% Mexico
1980s 1.6% 1.2% 0.4% Mexico
1990s 1.6% 1.2% 0.4% Mexico
2000s 1.5% 1.2% 0.4% Mexico
2010s 1.5% 1.2% 0.3% Mexico
2020s 1.4% 1.4% 0.0% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Mexico or Turkey?
Turkey, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Mexico and Turkey?
0.1%, 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 13th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.