Australia vs Mexico: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Australia
455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico
551.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Australia rank
16th
Mexico rank
14th

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Australia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 551.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia, a difference of 95.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mexico ahead.

Australia ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mexico Difference Ahead
1850s 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 789,533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1860s 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 340,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1870s 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1880s 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1890s 11.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1900s 19.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1910s 31.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1920s 38.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1930s 40.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1940s 57.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1950s 93.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1960s 143.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 98.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 45.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1970s 213.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 199.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Australia
1980s 278.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 343.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 65.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
1990s 366.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 414.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
2000s 451.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 522.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
2010s 485.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 563.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 78.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico
2020s 463.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 538.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 74.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Australia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 551.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 455.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Australia and Mexico?
95.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Australia ranks 16th and Mexico ranks 14th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.