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Per capita co2 coal in Mexico

Mexico: Per capita co2 coal was 0.307 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.307
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
65th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.4863
in 2011
All-time low
0.0004
in 1869
Years of data
169
1856–2024

Per capita co2 coal in Mexico, 1856–2024

00.10.20.30.40.5185619402024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.307 for per capita co2 coal in 2024.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co2 coal in Mexico peaked at 0.4863 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0004, in 1869.

That places Mexico 65th out of 179 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.

Per capita co2 coal in Mexico, year by year

Year Value Change
1856 0.001 —
1857 0.0009 -9.3%
1858 0.0018 +108.5%
1859 0.0009 -49.1%
1860 0.0006 -37.4%
1861 0.0013 +130.6%
1862 0.0037 +178.2%
1863 0.0024 -34.4%
1864 0.0007 -71.7%
1865 0.0023 +230.9%
1866 0.0039 +72.2%
1867 0.0017 -56.6%
1868 0.0013 -24.7%
1869 0.0004 -69.3%
1870 0.0011 +189.7%
1871 0.0014 +20.0%
1872 0.0027 +97.4%
1873 0.0035 +30.5%
1874 0.0036 +2.3%
1875 0.0039 +7.0%
1876 0.0039 +0.3%
1877 0.0047 +22.2%
1878 0.0061 +30.1%
1879 0.0079 +28.9%
1880 0.0086 +8.9%
1881 0.0056 -35.3%
1882 0.0075 +35.1%
1883 0.0079 +4.2%
1884 0.0067 -15.3%
1885 0.0059 -11.8%
1886 0.008 +36.8%
1887 0.0155 +93.3%
1888 0.0206 +32.8%
1889 0.0261 +26.5%
1890 0.0395 +51.6%
1891 0.0944 +138.8%
1892 0.1367 +44.8%
1893 0.1181 -13.6%
1894 0.1276 +8.0%
1895 0.1217 -4.6%
1896 0.1312 +7.8%
1897 0.1813 +38.3%
1898 0.2025 +11.7%
1899 0.2489 +22.9%
1900 0.2642 +6.2%
1901 0.3126 +18.3%
1902 0.3362 +7.6%
1903 0.3915 +16.4%
1904 0.4143 +5.8%
1905 0.434 +4.7%
1906 0.4434 +2.2%
1907 0.4705 +6.1%
1908 0.3769 -19.9%
1909 0.413 +9.6%
1910 0.3979 -3.7%
1911 0.3708 -6.8%
1912 0.2818 -24.0%
1913 0.206 -26.9%
1914 0.2249 +9.2%
1915 0.1596 -29.0%
1916 0.1236 -22.6%
1917 0.1492 +20.8%
1918 0.2232 +49.5%
1919 0.1787 -19.9%
1920 0.191 +6.8%
1921 0.1716 -10.1%
1922 0.1829 +6.6%
1923 0.2434 +33.1%
1924 0.2213 -9.1%
1925 0.2035 -8.0%
1926 0.1861 -8.6%
1927 0.189 +1.6%
1928 0.1428 -24.4%
1929 0.1419 -0.7%
1930 0.1672 +17.9%
1931 0.1147 -31.4%
1932 0.0835 -27.2%
1933 0.1207 +44.6%
1934 0.0927 -23.2%
1935 0.144 +55.4%
1936 0.1478 +2.6%
1937 0.1373 -7.1%
1938 0.1194 -13.1%
1939 0.0934 -21.8%
1940 0.0858 -8.1%
1941 0.0871 +1.4%
1942 0.0884 +1.6%
1943 0.0976 +10.4%
1944 0.0819 -16.1%
1945 0.0807 -1.5%
1946 0.0766 -5.0%
1947 0.0788 +2.8%
1948 0.0774 -1.8%
1949 0.0762 -1.5%
1950 0.0673 -11.6%
1951 0.0752 +11.6%
1952 0.0896 +19.1%
1953 0.0944 +5.4%
1954 0.0858 -9.1%
1955 0.0847 -1.2%
1956 0.0865 +2.0%
1957 0.0849 -1.8%
1958 0.0835 -1.7%
1959 0.0879 +5.3%
1960 0.0951 +8.1%
1961 0.0944 -0.7%
1962 0.095 +0.7%
1963 0.1009 +6.1%
1964 0.1014 +0.5%
1965 0.0943 -7.0%
1966 0.0993 +5.4%
1967 0.1087 +9.5%
1968 0.122 +12.2%
1969 0.1261 +3.3%
1970 0.1332 +5.6%
1971 0.1417 +6.4%
1972 0.1509 +6.5%
1973 0.1622 +7.5%
1974 0.1943 +19.8%
1975 0.19 -2.2%
1976 0.1926 +1.4%
1977 0.201 +4.4%
1978 0.2469 +22.8%
1979 0.2634 +6.7%
1980 0.1584 -39.9%
1981 0.1242 -21.6%
1982 0.1468 +18.1%
1983 0.148 +0.8%
1984 0.1438 -2.9%
1985 0.1718 +19.5%
1986 0.1622 -5.6%
1987 0.1484 -8.5%
1988 0.1388 -6.5%
1989 0.1518 +9.4%
1990 0.1919 +26.5%
1991 0.1837 -4.3%
1992 0.1721 -6.3%
1993 0.2077 +20.7%
1994 0.2268 +9.2%
1995 0.2451 +8.0%
1996 0.2725 +11.2%
1997 0.272 -0.2%
1998 0.2748 +1.0%
1999 0.2677 -2.6%
2000 0.2707 +1.1%
2001 0.3061 +13.1%
2002 0.3417 +11.6%
2003 0.4123 +20.7%
2004 0.3629 -12.0%
2005 0.4424 +21.9%
2006 0.4689 +6.0%
2007 0.4214 -10.1%
2008 0.3695 -12.3%
2009 0.3644 -1.4%
2010 0.4493 +23.3%
2011 0.4863 +8.2%
2012 0.4214 -13.3%
2013 0.4223 +0.2%
2014 0.4086 -3.2%
2015 0.3644 -10.8%
2016 0.3895 +6.9%
2017 0.3933 +1.0%
2018 0.3798 -3.4%
2019 0.36 -5.2%
2020 0.2658 -26.2%
2021 0.2289 -13.9%
2022 0.2702 +18.0%
2023 0.3052 +13.0%
2024 0.307 +0.6%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.307 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.307 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024, 126.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita co2 coal 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.

YearChange FromTo
1865 +230.9% 0.0007 0.0023
1870 +189.7% 0.0004 0.0011
1862 +178.2% 0.0013 0.0037
1891 +138.8% 0.0395 0.0944
1861 +130.6% 0.0006 0.0013
1858 +108.5% 0.0009 0.0018

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0011 0.0009 0.0018 4
1860s 0.0018 0.0004 0.0039 10
1870s 0.0039 0.0011 0.0079 10
1880s 0.0112 0.0056 0.0261 10
1890s 0.1402 0.0395 0.2489 10
1900s 0.3857 0.2642 0.4705 10
1910s 0.2316 0.1236 0.3979 10
1920s 0.1873 0.1419 0.2434 10
1930s 0.1221 0.0835 0.1672 10
1940s 0.083 0.0762 0.0976 10
1950s 0.084 0.0673 0.0944 10
1960s 0.1037 0.0943 0.1261 10
1970s 0.1876 0.1332 0.2634 10
1980s 0.1494 0.1242 0.1718 10
1990s 0.2314 0.1721 0.2748 10
2000s 0.376 0.2707 0.4689 10
2010s 0.4075 0.36 0.4863 10
2020s 0.2754 0.2289 0.307 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 62 Hungary 0.3732 compare
  2. 63 Ireland 0.3706 compare
  3. 64 Cambodia 0.3446 compare
  4. 66 Denmark 0.3016 compare
  5. 67 France 0.2926 compare
  6. 68 Zambia 0.2815 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co2 coal in Mexico?
Per capita co2 coal in Mexico was 0.307 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co2 coal recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.4863 in 2011.
What is the lowest per capita co2 coal recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 in 1869.
How does Mexico rank for per capita co2 coal?
Mexico ranks 65th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita co2 coal rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co2 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita co2 coal
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
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