Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 4.35 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Mexico stood at 4.35 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Mexico peaked at 4.98 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.63 tonnes per person, in 1995.
Mexico ranks 62nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.03 tonnes per person | 3.63 tonnes per person | 4.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | 4.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 tonnes per person | 4.48 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Mexico?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Mexico was 4.35 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 tonnes per person in 1995.
- How does Mexico rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Mexico ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.