Australia vs Mexico: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Australia
1.5%
in 2024
Mexico
1.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Mexico rank
14th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Australia
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th of 197 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1880s | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1890s | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Mexico |
| 1900s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1950s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 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 land-use change, Australia or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Australia ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.