Co2 intensity in Mexico
Mexico: Co2 intensity was 0.2232 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2232
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
65th
of 164 countries
All-time high
2.41
in 1921
All-time low
0.0011
in 1870
Years of data
130
1870–2022
Co2 intensity in Mexico, 1870–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity in Mexico stood at 0.2232.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Mexico peaked at 2.41 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.0011, 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.
Co2 intensity in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0011 | — |
| 1890 | 0.0248 | +2188.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0677 | +173.0% |
| 1896 | 0.072 | +6.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0945 | +31.3% |
| 1898 | 0.1012 | +7.0% |
| 1899 | 0.1325 | +31.0% |
| 1900 | 0.1413 | +6.7% |
| 1901 | 0.156 | +10.4% |
| 1902 | 0.183 | +17.3% |
| 1903 | 0.1937 | +5.8% |
| 1904 | 0.2041 | +5.4% |
| 1905 | 0.1969 | -3.6% |
| 1906 | 0.2088 | +6.0% |
| 1907 | 0.2183 | +4.6% |
| 1908 | 0.2178 | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 0.2135 | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2192 | +2.6% |
| 1911 | 0.3458 | +57.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3407 | -1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.4534 | +33.1% |
| 1914 | 0.3974 | -12.3% |
| 1915 | 0.5335 | +34.2% |
| 1916 | 0.5785 | +8.4% |
| 1917 | 0.829 | +43.3% |
| 1918 | 0.9406 | +13.5% |
| 1919 | 1.18 | +25.9% |
| 1920 | 2.04 | +72.5% |
| 1921 | 2.41 | +18.2% |
| 1922 | 2.23 | -7.6% |
| 1923 | 1.83 | -18.0% |
| 1924 | 1.75 | -4.3% |
| 1925 | 1.37 | -21.5% |
| 1926 | 1.02 | -26.0% |
| 1927 | 0.7757 | -23.7% |
| 1928 | 0.5739 | -26.0% |
| 1929 | 0.5496 | -4.2% |
| 1930 | 0.5402 | -1.7% |
| 1931 | 0.4275 | -20.9% |
| 1932 | 0.4856 | +13.6% |
| 1933 | 0.4699 | -3.2% |
| 1934 | 0.475 | +1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.5017 | +5.6% |
| 1936 | 0.4774 | -4.9% |
| 1937 | 0.5227 | +9.5% |
| 1938 | 0.5011 | -4.1% |
| 1939 | 0.443 | -11.6% |
| 1940 | 0.4478 | +1.1% |
| 1941 | 0.3958 | -11.6% |
| 1942 | 0.3152 | -20.4% |
| 1943 | 0.3051 | -3.2% |
| 1944 | 0.2973 | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.319 | +7.3% |
| 1946 | 0.336 | +5.3% |
| 1947 | 0.3715 | +10.6% |
| 1948 | 0.3702 | -0.4% |
| 1949 | 0.3323 | -10.2% |
| 1950 | 0.3051 | -8.2% |
| 1951 | 0.3242 | +6.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3331 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 0.3284 | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.2947 | -10.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2967 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 0.2946 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 0.3196 | +8.5% |
| 1958 | 0.332 | +3.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3472 | +4.6% |
| 1960 | 0.346 | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 0.3407 | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3176 | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3052 | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3051 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2902 | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.292 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3058 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2948 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3016 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3142 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3355 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3256 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3294 | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3354 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3376 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3631 | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3689 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3913 | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3862 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3944 | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3846 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4141 | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3916 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3767 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3823 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4027 | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4123 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4062 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4128 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3846 | -6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3812 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3685 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.365 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3613 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3611 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3517 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3466 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3447 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3338 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3154 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3256 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3217 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3336 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3194 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3247 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3141 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3012 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2942 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2982 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2786 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2816 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2825 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2748 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.261 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2502 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2441 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2313 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2283 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2287 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2281 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2265 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2232 | -1.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.2232 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.2232 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 | 0.0248 |
| 1895 | +173.0% | 0.0248 | 0.0677 |
| 1920 | +72.5% | 1.18 | 2.04 |
| 1911 | +57.8% | 0.2192 | 0.3458 |
| 1917 | +43.3% | 0.5785 | 0.829 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 0.0011 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0821 | 0.0248 | 0.1325 | 6 |
| 1900s | 0.1933 | 0.1413 | 0.2183 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5822 | 0.2192 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.46 | 0.5496 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4844 | 0.4275 | 0.5402 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.349 | 0.2973 | 0.4478 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3176 | 0.2946 | 0.3472 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3099 | 0.2902 | 0.346 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3487 | 0.3142 | 0.3913 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3978 | 0.3767 | 0.4141 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3598 | 0.3338 | 0.3846 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3148 | 0.2942 | 0.3336 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2561 | 0.2283 | 0.2825 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2259 | 0.2232 | 0.2281 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 co2 intensity in Mexico?
- Co2 intensity in Mexico was 0.2232 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 in 1921.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 in 1870.
- How does Mexico rank for co2 intensity?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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