Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mexico: Greenhouse gas emissions

Democratic Republic of Congo
680.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico
635.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
Mexico rank
14th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 680.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 635.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico, a difference of 44.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 14th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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