Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mexico
Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mexico, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mexico is -0.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 239.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mexico peaked at 5.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 196th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.8% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.3% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 131.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 105.61 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 22.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mexico?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mexico was -0.8% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mexico ranks 196th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 239.5%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.