Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Mexico
Mexico: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal was 40.18 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
40.18 million tonnes
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
23rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
56.04 million tonnes
in 2011
All-time low
3,583 tonnes
in 1869
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Mexico, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from coal in Mexico stood at 40.18 million tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from coal in Mexico peaked at 56.04 million tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,583 tonnes, in 1869.
Mexico ranks 23rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 7,969 tonnes | — |
| 1857 | 7,325 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1858 | 15,481 tonnes | +111.3% |
| 1859 | 7,979 tonnes | -48.5% |
| 1860 | 5,040 tonnes | -36.8% |
| 1861 | 11,711 tonnes | +132.4% |
| 1862 | 32,768 tonnes | +179.8% |
| 1863 | 21,575 tonnes | -34.2% |
| 1864 | 6,127 tonnes | -71.6% |
| 1865 | 20,357 tonnes | +232.3% |
| 1866 | 35,192 tonnes | +72.9% |
| 1867 | 15,340 tonnes | -56.4% |
| 1868 | 11,595 tonnes | -24.4% |
| 1869 | 3,583 tonnes | -69.1% |
| 1870 | 10,454 tonnes | +191.8% |
| 1871 | 12,655 tonnes | +21.1% |
| 1872 | 25,230 tonnes | +99.4% |
| 1873 | 33,314 tonnes | +32.0% |
| 1874 | 34,471 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1875 | 37,313 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 1876 | 37,844 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1877 | 46,777 tonnes | +23.6% |
| 1878 | 61,573 tonnes | +31.6% |
| 1879 | 80,263 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1880 | 88,427 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1881 | 57,898 tonnes | -34.5% |
| 1882 | 79,114 tonnes | +36.6% |
| 1883 | 83,428 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1884 | 71,496 tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1885 | 63,815 tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1886 | 88,327 tonnes | +38.4% |
| 1887 | 172,716 tonnes | +95.5% |
| 1888 | 232,112 tonnes | +34.4% |
| 1889 | 297,114 tonnes | +28.0% |
| 1890 | 456,209 tonnes | +53.5% |
| 1891 | 1.10 million tonnes | +142.0% |
| 1892 | 1.62 million tonnes | +46.8% |
| 1893 | 1.42 million tonnes | -12.4% |
| 1894 | 1.56 million tonnes | +9.6% |
| 1895 | 1.51 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1896 | 1.65 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1897 | 2.31 million tonnes | +40.3% |
| 1898 | 2.62 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1899 | 3.26 million tonnes | +24.5% |
| 1900 | 3.50 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1901 | 4.19 million tonnes | +19.6% |
| 1902 | 4.56 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1903 | 5.35 million tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1904 | 5.72 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1905 | 6.05 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1906 | 6.24 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1907 | 6.68 million tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1908 | 5.40 million tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1909 | 5.96 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1910 | 5.77 million tonnes | -3.2% |
| 1911 | 5.39 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1912 | 4.10 million tonnes | -23.9% |
| 1913 | 3.00 million tonnes | -27.0% |
| 1914 | 3.27 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1915 | 2.32 million tonnes | -29.1% |
| 1916 | 1.79 million tonnes | -22.7% |
| 1917 | 2.16 million tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1918 | 3.23 million tonnes | +49.4% |
| 1919 | 2.59 million tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1920 | 2.78 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1921 | 2.52 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1922 | 2.72 million tonnes | +7.8% |
| 1923 | 3.67 million tonnes | +35.0% |
| 1924 | 3.38 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1925 | 3.16 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1926 | 2.93 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1927 | 3.02 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1928 | 2.31 million tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1929 | 2.33 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 2.79 million tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1931 | 1.94 million tonnes | -30.3% |
| 1932 | 1.44 million tonnes | -26.0% |
| 1933 | 2.12 million tonnes | +47.1% |
| 1934 | 1.65 million tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1935 | 2.61 million tonnes | +58.1% |
| 1936 | 2.73 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1937 | 2.58 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1938 | 2.28 million tonnes | -11.6% |
| 1939 | 1.82 million tonnes | -20.1% |
| 1940 | 1.71 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1941 | 1.79 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1942 | 1.87 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1943 | 2.14 million tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1944 | 1.85 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1945 | 1.89 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1946 | 1.85 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1947 | 1.97 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1948 | 2.00 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 2.04 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1950 | 1.86 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1951 | 2.13 million tonnes | +14.6% |
| 1952 | 2.61 million tonnes | +22.4% |
| 1953 | 2.82 million tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1954 | 2.64 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1955 | 2.68 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1956 | 2.82 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1957 | 2.85 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 2.89 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 3.13 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1960 | 3.49 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1961 | 3.58 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 3.72 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 4.08 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 4.24 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 4.07 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 4.43 million tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 5.02 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 5.81 million tonnes | +15.9% |
| 1969 | 6.21 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 6.77 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 7.43 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 8.15 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 9.03 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 11.14 million tonnes | +23.3% |
| 1975 | 11.21 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 11.68 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 12.53 million tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 15.80 million tonnes | +26.1% |
| 1979 | 17.29 million tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 10.66 million tonnes | -38.3% |
| 1981 | 8.56 million tonnes | -19.7% |
| 1982 | 10.34 million tonnes | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 10.65 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 10.57 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 12.89 million tonnes | +22.0% |
| 1986 | 12.42 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 11.59 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 11.06 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 12.33 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 15.89 million tonnes | +28.9% |
| 1991 | 15.51 million tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 14.81 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 18.20 million tonnes | +22.9% |
| 1994 | 20.25 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 22.27 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 25.19 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 25.57 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 26.27 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 26.00 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 26.70 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 30.64 million tonnes | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 34.70 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 42.46 million tonnes | +22.4% |
| 2004 | 37.88 million tonnes | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 46.81 million tonnes | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 50.29 million tonnes | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 45.84 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 40.78 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 40.81 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.05 million tonnes | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 56.04 million tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 49.23 million tonnes | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 49.98 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 48.94 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 44.11 million tonnes | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 47.62 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 48.53 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 47.32 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 45.27 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 33.70 million tonnes | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 29.22 million tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 34.75 million tonnes | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 39.60 million tonnes | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 40.18 million tonnes | +1.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 40.18 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.03 million tonnes, 19.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 40.18 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,926 tonnes, 10233.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from coal in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | +232.3% | 6,127 tonnes | 20,357 tonnes |
| 1870 | +191.8% | 3,583 tonnes | 10,454 tonnes |
| 1862 | +179.8% | 11,711 tonnes | 32,768 tonnes |
| 1891 | +142.0% | 456,209 tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes |
| 1861 | +132.4% | 5,040 tonnes | 11,711 tonnes |
| 1858 | +111.3% | 7,325 tonnes | 15,481 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9,688 tonnes | 7,325 tonnes | 15,481 tonnes | 4 |
| 1860s | 16,329 tonnes | 3,583 tonnes | 35,192 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 37,989 tonnes | 10,454 tonnes | 80,263 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 123,445 tonnes | 57,898 tonnes | 297,114 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.75 million tonnes | 456,209 tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.36 million tonnes | 3.50 million tonnes | 6.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.36 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 5.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.88 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | 3.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.20 million tonnes | 1.44 million tonnes | 2.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.91 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.64 million tonnes | 1.86 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.46 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.10 million tonnes | 6.77 million tonnes | 17.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.11 million tonnes | 8.56 million tonnes | 12.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.00 million tonnes | 14.81 million tonnes | 26.27 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.69 million tonnes | 26.70 million tonnes | 50.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.81 million tonnes | 44.11 million tonnes | 56.04 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.49 million tonnes | 29.22 million tonnes | 40.18 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from coal in Mexico?
- Annual co₂ emissions from coal in Mexico was 40.18 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 56.04 million tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,583 tonnes in 1869.
- How does Mexico rank for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mexico ranks 23rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.