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
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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

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.