Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Mexico
Mexico: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources was 0.0135 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0135 °C
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
15th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0135 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Mexico, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Mexico stood at 0.0135 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Mexico peaked at 0.0135 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Mexico ranks 15th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Mexico, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +103.2% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +52.3% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +35.4% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +26.7% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +22.1% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +18.8% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +16.3% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +14.3% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +12.7% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +11.5% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +10.6% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +10.3% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +9.4% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.9% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +6.1% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.6% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +5.4% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1892 | 0.0001 °C | +5.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1894 | 0.0001 °C | +5.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0001 °C | +5.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0001 °C | +5.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0001 °C | +5.6% |
| 1900 | 0.0001 °C | +5.6% |
| 1901 | 0.0001 °C | +5.9% |
| 1902 | 0.0001 °C | +5.8% |
| 1903 | 0.0001 °C | +6.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0001 °C | +5.9% |
| 1905 | 0.0001 °C | +5.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0001 °C | +5.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0001 °C | +5.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0001 °C | +6.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0001 °C | +5.6% |
| 1910 | 0.0001 °C | +5.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0001 °C | +7.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0002 °C | +6.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0002 °C | +7.2% |
| 1914 | 0.0002 °C | +6.4% |
| 1915 | 0.0002 °C | +6.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0002 °C | +7.1% |
| 1917 | 0.0002 °C | +8.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0002 °C | +9.2% |
| 1919 | 0.0003 °C | +10.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0003 °C | +15.3% |
| 1921 | 0.0004 °C | +15.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0004 °C | +12.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0004 °C | +9.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0005 °C | +8.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0005 °C | +7.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0005 °C | +5.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0006 °C | +4.1% |
| 1928 | 0.0006 °C | +3.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0006 °C | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0006 °C | +2.8% |
| 1931 | 0.0006 °C | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0006 °C | +2.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0007 °C | +2.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0007 °C | +2.4% |
| 1935 | 0.0007 °C | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 0.0007 °C | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.0007 °C | +2.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0007 °C | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 0.0008 °C | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0008 °C | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0008 °C | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.0008 °C | +1.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0008 °C | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0008 °C | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 0.0009 °C | +2.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0009 °C | +2.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0009 °C | +2.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0009 °C | +2.7% |
| 1949 | 0.001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1950 | 0.001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1951 | 0.001 °C | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 0.001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0011 °C | +2.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0011 °C | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0011 °C | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0012 °C | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0012 °C | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0012 °C | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0013 °C | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0013 °C | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0014 °C | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0014 °C | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 °C | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 °C | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 °C | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 °C | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 °C | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 °C | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0018 °C | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 °C | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.002 °C | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 °C | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 °C | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 °C | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 °C | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 °C | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 °C | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 °C | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 °C | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 °C | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 °C | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 °C | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0036 °C | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 °C | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.004 °C | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0042 °C | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 °C | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 °C | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 °C | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 0.005 °C | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 °C | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 °C | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 °C | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 °C | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 °C | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 °C | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 °C | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 °C | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0071 °C | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 °C | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0076 °C | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 °C | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 °C | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 °C | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0086 °C | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 °C | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 °C | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0094 °C | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 °C | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.01 °C | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 °C | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 °C | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 °C | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 °C | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 °C | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 °C | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 °C | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 °C | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0123 °C | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 °C | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0128 °C | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.013 °C | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 °C | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0135 °C | +1.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0135 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 °C, 21.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0135 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 °C, 60.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +103.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +52.3% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +35.4% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +26.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0008 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.001 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0011 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0013 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0015 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0018 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0029 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0031 °C | 0.0048 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 °C | 0.005 °C | 0.0071 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 °C | 0.0073 °C | 0.0097 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 °C | 0.01 °C | 0.0123 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.013 °C | 0.0126 °C | 0.0135 °C | 5 |
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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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Mexico?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources in Mexico was 0.0135 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0135 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Mexico rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.