Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mexico
Mexico: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2232 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
65th
of 164 countries
All-time high
2.41 kilograms per international-$
in 1921
All-time low
0.0011 kilograms per international-$
in 1870
Years of data
130
1870–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mexico, 1870–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mexico stood at 0.2232 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mexico peaked at 2.41 kilograms per international-$ in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kilograms per international-$, in 1870.
That places Mexico 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mexico, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1890 | 0.0248 kilograms per international-$ | +2188.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0677 kilograms per international-$ | +173.0% |
| 1896 | 0.072 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0945 kilograms per international-$ | +31.3% |
| 1898 | 0.1012 kilograms per international-$ | +7.0% |
| 1899 | 0.1325 kilograms per international-$ | +31.0% |
| 1900 | 0.1413 kilograms per international-$ | +6.7% |
| 1901 | 0.156 kilograms per international-$ | +10.4% |
| 1902 | 0.183 kilograms per international-$ | +17.3% |
| 1903 | 0.1937 kilograms per international-$ | +5.8% |
| 1904 | 0.2041 kilograms per international-$ | +5.4% |
| 1905 | 0.1969 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 1906 | 0.2088 kilograms per international-$ | +6.0% |
| 1907 | 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 1908 | 0.2178 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 0.2135 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2192 kilograms per international-$ | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ | +57.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3407 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.4534 kilograms per international-$ | +33.1% |
| 1914 | 0.3974 kilograms per international-$ | -12.3% |
| 1915 | 0.5335 kilograms per international-$ | +34.2% |
| 1916 | 0.5785 kilograms per international-$ | +8.4% |
| 1917 | 0.829 kilograms per international-$ | +43.3% |
| 1918 | 0.9406 kilograms per international-$ | +13.5% |
| 1919 | 1.18 kilograms per international-$ | +25.9% |
| 1920 | 2.04 kilograms per international-$ | +72.5% |
| 1921 | 2.41 kilograms per international-$ | +18.2% |
| 1922 | 2.23 kilograms per international-$ | -7.6% |
| 1923 | 1.83 kilograms per international-$ | -18.0% |
| 1924 | 1.75 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1925 | 1.37 kilograms per international-$ | -21.5% |
| 1926 | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | -26.0% |
| 1927 | 0.7757 kilograms per international-$ | -23.7% |
| 1928 | 0.5739 kilograms per international-$ | -26.0% |
| 1929 | 0.5496 kilograms per international-$ | -4.2% |
| 1930 | 0.5402 kilograms per international-$ | -1.7% |
| 1931 | 0.4275 kilograms per international-$ | -20.9% |
| 1932 | 0.4856 kilograms per international-$ | +13.6% |
| 1933 | 0.4699 kilograms per international-$ | -3.2% |
| 1934 | 0.475 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.5017 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
| 1936 | 0.4774 kilograms per international-$ | -4.9% |
| 1937 | 0.5227 kilograms per international-$ | +9.5% |
| 1938 | 0.5011 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.443 kilograms per international-$ | -11.6% |
| 1940 | 0.4478 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.3958 kilograms per international-$ | -11.6% |
| 1942 | 0.3152 kilograms per international-$ | -20.4% |
| 1943 | 0.3051 kilograms per international-$ | -3.2% |
| 1944 | 0.2973 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.319 kilograms per international-$ | +7.3% |
| 1946 | 0.336 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1947 | 0.3715 kilograms per international-$ | +10.6% |
| 1948 | 0.3702 kilograms per international-$ | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.3323 kilograms per international-$ | -10.2% |
| 1950 | 0.3051 kilograms per international-$ | -8.2% |
| 1951 | 0.3242 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3331 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3284 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2947 kilograms per international-$ | -10.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2967 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2946 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3196 kilograms per international-$ | +8.5% |
| 1958 | 0.332 kilograms per international-$ | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3472 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 0.346 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3407 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3176 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3052 kilograms per international-$ | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3051 kilograms per international-$ | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2902 kilograms per international-$ | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.292 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3058 kilograms per international-$ | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2948 kilograms per international-$ | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3016 kilograms per international-$ | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3142 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3355 kilograms per international-$ | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3256 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3294 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3354 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3376 kilograms per international-$ | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3631 kilograms per international-$ | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3689 kilograms per international-$ | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3913 kilograms per international-$ | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3862 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3944 kilograms per international-$ | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3846 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4141 kilograms per international-$ | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3916 kilograms per international-$ | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3767 kilograms per international-$ | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3823 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4027 kilograms per international-$ | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4123 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4062 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4128 kilograms per international-$ | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3846 kilograms per international-$ | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3812 kilograms per international-$ | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3685 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.365 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3613 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3611 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3517 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3466 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3447 kilograms per international-$ | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3338 kilograms per international-$ | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3154 kilograms per international-$ | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3256 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3217 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3336 kilograms per international-$ | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3194 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3247 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3141 kilograms per international-$ | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3012 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2942 kilograms per international-$ | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2982 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2786 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2816 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2825 kilograms per international-$ | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2748 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.261 kilograms per international-$ | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2502 kilograms per international-$ | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2441 kilograms per international-$ | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2313 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2283 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2287 kilograms per international-$ | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2281 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2265 kilograms per international-$ | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348 kilograms per international-$, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912 kilograms per international-$, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +2188.2% | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0248 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1895 | +173.0% | 0.0248 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0677 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1920 | +72.5% | 1.18 kilograms per international-$ | 2.04 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1911 | +57.8% | 0.2192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3458 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1917 | +43.3% | 0.5785 kilograms per international-$ | 0.829 kilograms per international-$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0821 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0248 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1325 kilograms per international-$ | 6 |
| 1900s | 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1413 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5822 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2192 kilograms per international-$ | 1.18 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.46 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5496 kilograms per international-$ | 2.41 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4844 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4275 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5402 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.349 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2973 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4478 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3176 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2946 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3472 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3099 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2902 kilograms per international-$ | 0.346 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3487 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3142 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3913 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3978 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3767 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4141 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3598 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3338 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3846 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3148 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2942 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3336 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2561 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2283 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2825 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2281 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 62 Jordan 0.2259 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 63 Iceland 0.2246 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 64 Morocco 0.2239 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 66 Taiwan 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 67 Greece 0.2183 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 68 Moldova 0.2171 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mexico?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mexico was 0.2232 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 kilograms per international-$ in 1921.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kilograms per international-$ in 1870.
- How does Mexico rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).