Mexico vs Turkey: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mexico
551.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkey
609.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Turkey rank
12th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 609.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 551.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico, a difference of 58.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 17 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 218,550 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1860s | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 214,513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1870s | 2.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1880s | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 563,370 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1890s | 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1900s | 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1910s | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1920s | 65.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1930s | 29.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1940s | 35.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1950s | 57.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1960s | 98.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1970s | 199.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1980s | 343.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1990s | 414.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 212.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2000s | 522.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 310.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2010s | 563.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 449.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2020s | 538.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 555.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 609.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 551.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mexico and Turkey?
- 58.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th 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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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.