Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico

Mexico: Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0033 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.0036 kt per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0016 kt per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico, 1990–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.0041990200620231990: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.003 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico stood at 0.0033 kt per square kilometre.

That represents a change of up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico peaked at 0.0036 kt per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 kt per square kilometre, in 1992.

That places Mexico 44th out of 125 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0019 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0019 kt per square kilometre -0.1%
1992 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -16.7%
1993 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1994 0.002 kt per square kilometre +20.4%
1995 0.0019 kt per square kilometre -7.3%
1996 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +11.7%
1997 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +5.7%
1998 0.0023 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
1999 0.0023 kt per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.0023 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2001 0.0022 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
2002 0.0021 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2003 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
2004 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -17.6%
2005 0.0021 kt per square kilometre +19.0%
2006 0.002 kt per square kilometre -5.3%
2007 0.0019 kt per square kilometre -3.8%
2008 0.0018 kt per square kilometre -6.7%
2009 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +21.2%
2010 0.002 kt per square kilometre -7.1%
2011 0.0025 kt per square kilometre +25.5%
2012 0.0025 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2013 0.0025 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2014 0.0025 kt per square kilometre -2.5%
2015 0.0025 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2016 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +12.7%
2017 0.0028 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
2018 0.003 kt per square kilometre +7.0%
2019 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +6.1%
2020 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +11.7%
2021 0.0033 kt per square kilometre -7.9%
2022 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2023 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.0033 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0009 kt per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.0033 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0023 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0033 kt per square kilometre 0.0036 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 41 Spain 0.0035 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 42 Estonia 0.0035 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 43 South Africa 0.0035 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 45 Serbia 0.0031 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 46 Austria 0.0031 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 47 Ukraine 0.0022 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico?
Electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in Mexico was 0.0033 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0036 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 kt per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Mexico rank for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Mexico ranks 44th out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Electricity — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 3,446 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.