Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
90th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mexico, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mexico stood at 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 90th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.4232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 87 Qatar 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Zimbabwe 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 South Africa 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Vietnam 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 92 Congo 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 93 Albania 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mexico?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Mexico was 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 90th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.