Mexico vs Turkey: Greenhouse gas emissions
Mexico
635.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Turkey
680.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mexico rank
14th
Turkey rank
12th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Mexico
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 680.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 635.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico, a difference of 44.29 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 199 regions.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 25.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1860s | 27.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1870s | 30.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1880s | 60.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1890s | 96.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1900s | 97.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1910s | 82.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1920s | 133.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1930s | 111.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1940s | 186.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 81.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 104.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1950s | 221.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1960s | 210.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1970s | 299.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 136.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1980s | 530.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 339.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 1990s | 616.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 262.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 353.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2000s | 676.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 347.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2010s | 680.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 487.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 192.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
| 2020s | 633.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 629.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Mexico or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 680.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 635.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Mexico and Turkey?
- 44.29 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 greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mexico ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th of 199 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.