South Korea vs Mexico: Greenhouse gas emissions

South Korea
630.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico
635.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Korea rank
15th
Mexico rank
14th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • South Korea
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 635.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 630.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Korea, a difference of 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

South Korea ranks 15th 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.