Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico
Mexico: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 0.8953 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.8953 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 31.9%
World rank
82nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.64 % change on previous year
in 1980
All-time low
-2.6 % change on previous year
in 1999
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico is 0.8953 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.9% on the previous year and up 298.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico peaked at 5.64 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -2.6 % change on previous year, in 1999.
That places Mexico 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 1.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1853 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1854 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1855 | 0.98 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1856 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1857 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1858 | 0.9769 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1859 | 0.9675 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1860 | 0.9584 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.8546 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1862 | 0.8475 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1863 | 1.17 % change on previous year | +38.1% |
| 1864 | 0.8003 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1865 | 0.794 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.7876 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.7815 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.7755 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 0.9305 % change on previous year | +20.0% |
| 1870 | 0.9264 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.9085 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1872 | 0.9012 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1873 | 0.8939 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1874 | 0.8874 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.8805 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1876 | 0.8752 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1877 | 0.8685 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1878 | 0.8615 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.8561 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.8498 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1881 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +108.8% |
| 1882 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1883 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1884 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1885 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1886 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1887 | 1.61 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1888 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1890 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1891 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +45.9% |
| 1892 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 1893 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1894 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1895 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1896 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1897 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1898 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1899 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1900 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +19.4% |
| 1901 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1902 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 1903 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1904 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1905 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -16.0% |
| 1906 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
| 1907 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 1908 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +96.1% |
| 1909 | 0.8529 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 1910 | 1.53 % change on previous year | +79.4% |
| 1911 | 4.79 % change on previous year | +213.0% |
| 1912 | -0.5128 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 1913 | -0.4582 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1914 | 0.4632 % change on previous year | -201.1% |
| 1915 | -0.3694 % change on previous year | -179.7% |
| 1916 | -0.0246 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 1917 | 0.4377 % change on previous year | -1876.6% |
| 1918 | 0.7927 % change on previous year | +81.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0782 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1920 | 0.2537 % change on previous year | +224.2% |
| 1921 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +667.2% |
| 1922 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 1923 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1924 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1925 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 1926 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1927 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1928 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +26.9% |
| 1929 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 2.01 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1931 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -21.8% |
| 1932 | 1.74 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1933 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +12.6% |
| 1934 | 2.14 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1935 | 2.52 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1936 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1937 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 1938 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1939 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1940 | 1.96 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1941 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +55.7% |
| 1942 | 0.7078 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 1943 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +405.4% |
| 1944 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +19.8% |
| 1945 | 4.9 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1946 | 4.89 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1947 | 4.93 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1949 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1950 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 1951 | 4.16 % change on previous year | +84.8% |
| 1952 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1953 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1954 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 3.59 % change on previous year | +38.0% |
| 1956 | 3.66 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1957 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1958 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1959 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1960 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 1961 | -0.1021 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1962 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -2495.2% |
| 1963 | 2.9 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1964 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +41.3% |
| 1965 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -17.9% |
| 1966 | 4.66 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 1967 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1968 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 1969 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +104.8% |
| 1971 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 1972 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1973 | 1.97 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +134.5% |
| 1975 | 5.12 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 1977 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -19.4% |
| 1979 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 5.64 % change on previous year | +97.7% |
| 1981 | 4.77 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 1983 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 1984 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 2.84 % change on previous year | +80.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8733 % change on previous year | -69.3% |
| 1987 | -0.2255 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4437 % change on previous year | -296.7% |
| 1989 | 3.76 % change on previous year | +746.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3845 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7303 % change on previous year | +89.9% |
| 1992 | -0.2996 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 1993 | 2.95 % change on previous year | -1085.8% |
| 1994 | 0.171 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1995 | 1.35 % change on previous year | +691.1% |
| 1996 | 1.66 % change on previous year | +22.8% |
| 1997 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +186.5% |
| 1998 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1999 | -2.6 % change on previous year | -251.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -169.0% |
| 2001 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -162.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2098 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 2003 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +1078.4% |
| 2004 | -0.6433 % change on previous year | -126.0% |
| 2005 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -311.3% |
| 2006 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +75.4% |
| 2007 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2008 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2009 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -138.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0059 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2011 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -38777.3% |
| 2012 | -1.82 % change on previous year | -180.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -163.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2247 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8114 % change on previous year | +261.0% |
| 2016 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6404 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4794 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7931 % change on previous year | +65.4% |
| 2020 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +62.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1578 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3 % change on previous year | +725.5% |
| 2023 | 1.31 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8953 % change on previous year | -31.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.8953 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3132 % change on previous year, 2.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.8953 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5675 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +38777.3% | -0.0059 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year |
| 1962 | +2495.2% | -0.1021 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year |
| 1917 | +1876.6% | -0.0246 % change on previous year | 0.4377 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +1085.8% | -0.2996 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +1078.4% | 0.2098 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +746.8% | 0.4437 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.03 % change on previous year | 0.9675 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.87 % change on previous year | 0.7755 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8859 % change on previous year | 0.8561 % change on previous year | 0.9264 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.58 % change on previous year | 0.8498 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 0.8529 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6727 % change on previous year | -0.5128 % change on previous year | 4.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.73 % change on previous year | 0.2537 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.96 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 0.7078 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.75 % change on previous year | -0.1021 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 5.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 % change on previous year | -0.2255 % change on previous year | 5.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 % change on previous year | -2.6 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9838 % change on previous year | -1.11 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5626 % change on previous year | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9911 % change on previous year | 0.1578 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 79 Hong Kong 0.9404 % change on previous year compare
- 80 Peru 0.8998 % change on previous year compare
- 81 Madagascar 0.8978 % change on previous year compare
- 83 Cameroon 0.8637 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Kuwait 0.8375 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Czechia 0.768 % change on previous year 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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico was 0.8953 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.64 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does Mexico rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Mexico ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 298.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.