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Annual share of co2 emissions in Mexico

Mexico: Annual share of co2 emissions was 1.19 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.19
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
14th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.93
in 1921
All-time low
0.0007
in 1869
Years of data
169
1856–2024

Annual share of co2 emissions in Mexico, 1856–2024

0123185619402024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual share of co2 emissions in Mexico is 1.19, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual share of co2 emissions in Mexico peaked at 2.93 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.0007, in 1869.

Mexico ranks 14th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual share of co2 emissions in Mexico, year by year

Year Value Change
1856 0.0029 —
1857 0.0026 -9.0%
1858 0.0054 +108.1%
1859 0.0026 -51.4%
1860 0.0015 -42.5%
1861 0.0034 +121.1%
1862 0.0092 +174.5%
1863 0.0057 -38.2%
1864 0.0015 -73.7%
1865 0.0047 +212.9%
1866 0.0078 +67.4%
1867 0.0032 -59.3%
1868 0.0023 -26.5%
1869 0.0007 -70.9%
1870 0.0019 +185.6%
1871 0.0022 +13.9%
1872 0.004 +80.0%
1873 0.005 +24.3%
1874 0.0055 +10.4%
1875 0.0055 -0.1%
1876 0.0055 +0.0%
1877 0.0066 +21.2%
1878 0.0087 +30.6%
1879 0.0106 +21.8%
1880 0.0103 -2.5%
1881 0.0065 -36.7%
1882 0.0084 +29.4%
1883 0.0084 -0.9%
1884 0.0071 -15.3%
1885 0.0063 -11.4%
1886 0.0086 +36.3%
1887 0.0159 +86.3%
1888 0.0193 +21.3%
1889 0.0247 +27.9%
1890 0.0349 +41.2%
1891 0.0806 +131.0%
1892 0.1174 +45.6%
1893 0.1042 -11.2%
1894 0.1102 +5.8%
1895 0.1007 -8.6%
1896 0.1066 +5.8%
1897 0.1428 +33.9%
1898 0.1534 +7.4%
1899 0.1748 +14.0%
1900 0.1785 +2.1%
1901 0.2073 +16.1%
1902 0.2201 +6.1%
1903 0.2377 +8.0%
1904 0.2523 +6.1%
1905 0.2523 -0.0%
1906 0.2533 +0.4%
1907 0.2462 -2.8%
1908 0.2551 +3.6%
1909 0.2472 -3.1%
1910 0.2414 -2.3%
1911 0.3598 +49.0%
1912 0.3342 -7.1%
1913 0.3859 +15.5%
1914 0.3732 -3.3%
1915 0.5012 +34.3%
1916 0.5414 +8.0%
1917 0.7725 +42.7%
1918 0.9238 +19.6%
1919 1.39 +50.8%
1920 2.19 +57.2%
1921 2.93 +34.0%
1922 2.65 -9.7%
1923 1.98 -25.3%
1924 1.85 -6.3%
1925 1.54 -17.1%
1926 1.23 -20.2%
1927 0.8188 -33.3%
1928 0.612 -25.3%
1929 0.5243 -14.3%
1930 0.5235 -0.2%
1931 0.4789 -8.5%
1932 0.5114 +6.8%
1933 0.5243 +2.5%
1934 0.5214 -0.5%
1935 0.5648 +8.3%
1936 0.5279 -6.5%
1937 0.5589 +5.9%
1938 0.5787 +3.5%
1939 0.5106 -11.8%
1940 0.4786 -6.3%
1941 0.4543 -5.1%
1942 0.3837 -15.5%
1943 0.3783 -1.4%
1944 0.3926 +3.8%
1945 0.5308 +35.2%
1946 0.556 +4.7%
1947 0.5683 +2.2%
1948 0.56 -1.5%
1949 0.5565 -0.6%
1950 0.5144 -7.6%
1951 0.5467 +6.3%
1952 0.5754 +5.2%
1953 0.5519 -4.1%
1954 0.5342 -3.2%
1955 0.5328 -0.3%
1956 0.5316 -0.2%
1957 0.602 +13.2%
1958 0.6416 +6.6%
1959 0.6582 +2.6%
1960 0.6717 +2.0%
1961 0.6929 +3.2%
1962 0.654 -5.6%
1963 0.6457 -1.3%
1964 0.6855 +6.2%
1965 0.6646 -3.0%
1966 0.6815 +2.5%
1967 0.7355 +7.9%
1968 0.7275 -1.1%
1969 0.7425 +2.1%
1970 0.7648 +3.0%
1971 0.8139 +6.4%
1972 0.8152 +0.2%
1973 0.8435 +3.5%
1974 0.9101 +7.9%
1975 0.966 +6.1%
1976 1.03 +6.5%
1977 1.05 +1.9%
1978 1.17 +11.4%
1979 1.23 +5.5%
1980 1.38 +12.0%
1981 1.5 +8.9%
1982 1.62 +8.0%
1983 1.47 -9.5%
1984 1.42 -3.2%
1985 1.43 +0.3%
1986 1.43 +0.6%
1987 1.45 +1.0%
1988 1.39 -3.8%
1989 1.46 +4.5%
1990 1.39 -4.3%
1991 1.42 +2.0%
1992 1.48 +3.9%
1993 1.48 +0.6%
1994 1.53 +3.1%
1995 1.41 -8.0%
1996 1.41 +0.2%
1997 1.49 +5.5%
1998 1.57 +5.5%
1999 1.55 -0.9%
2000 1.53 -1.3%
2001 1.59 +3.4%
2002 1.56 -1.5%
2003 1.58 +0.9%
2004 1.53 -2.8%
2005 1.57 +2.1%
2006 1.55 -0.9%
2007 1.5 -3.1%
2008 1.48 -1.8%
2009 1.46 -1.0%
2010 1.37 -6.2%
2011 1.4 +2.3%
2012 1.43 +2.4%
2013 1.4 -2.1%
2014 1.36 -2.8%
2015 1.35 -0.8%
2016 1.35 -0.1%
2017 1.29 -4.6%
2018 1.28 -1.2%
2019 1.26 -1.0%
2020 1.22 -3.4%
2021 1.21 -0.7%
2022 1.21 -0.2%
2023 1.2 -0.5%
2024 1.19 -0.7%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 1.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0527, 22.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 1.19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0206, 57.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual share of co2 emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
1865 +212.9% 0.0015 0.0047
1870 +185.6% 0.0007 0.0019
1862 +174.5% 0.0034 0.0092
1891 +131.0% 0.0349 0.0806
1861 +121.1% 0.0015 0.0034
1858 +108.1% 0.0026 0.0054

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0034 0.0026 0.0054 4
1860s 0.004 0.0007 0.0092 10
1870s 0.0055 0.0019 0.0106 10
1880s 0.0115 0.0063 0.0247 10
1890s 0.1126 0.0349 0.1748 10
1900s 0.235 0.1785 0.2551 10
1910s 0.5826 0.2414 1.39 10
1920s 1.63 0.5243 2.93 10
1930s 0.53 0.4789 0.5787 10
1940s 0.4859 0.3783 0.5683 10
1950s 0.5689 0.5144 0.6582 10
1960s 0.6901 0.6457 0.7425 10
1970s 0.9588 0.7648 1.23 10
1980s 1.45 1.38 1.62 10
1990s 1.47 1.39 1.57 10
2000s 1.53 1.46 1.59 10
2010s 1.35 1.26 1.43 10
2020s 1.21 1.19 1.22 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 11 Canada 1.38 compare
  2. 12 Turkey 1.33 compare
  3. 13 Brazil 1.25 compare
  4. 15 South Africa 1.14 compare
  5. 16 Australia 1 compare
  6. 17 Vietnam 0.961 compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual share of co2 emissions in Mexico?
Annual share of co2 emissions in Mexico was 1.19 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 2.93 in 1921.
What is the lowest annual share of co2 emissions recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 in 1869.
How does Mexico rank for annual share of co2 emissions?
Mexico ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is annual share of co2 emissions rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual share of co2 emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual share of co2 emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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