Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Mexico
Mexico: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.307 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.307 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
65th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.4863 tonnes per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 1869
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Mexico, 1856–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 0.307 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from 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 emissions from coal in Mexico peaked at 0.4863 tonnes per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, 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 emissions from coal in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1857 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1858 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +108.5% |
| 1859 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -49.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 1861 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +130.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +178.2% |
| 1863 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 1864 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -71.7% |
| 1865 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +230.9% |
| 1866 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +72.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -56.6% |
| 1868 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 1869 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -69.3% |
| 1870 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +189.7% |
| 1871 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +20.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +97.4% |
| 1873 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1875 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +22.2% |
| 1878 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +28.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1881 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -35.3% |
| 1882 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1886 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +36.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | +93.3% |
| 1888 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | +32.8% |
| 1889 | 0.0261 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1890 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | +51.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0944 tonnes per person | +138.8% |
| 1892 | 0.1367 tonnes per person | +44.8% |
| 1893 | 0.1181 tonnes per person | -13.6% |
| 1894 | 0.1276 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1895 | 0.1217 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 1896 | 0.1312 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1897 | 0.1813 tonnes per person | +38.3% |
| 1898 | 0.2025 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1899 | 0.2489 tonnes per person | +22.9% |
| 1900 | 0.2642 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1901 | 0.3126 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1902 | 0.3362 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1903 | 0.3915 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 1904 | 0.4143 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1905 | 0.434 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1906 | 0.4434 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1907 | 0.4705 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1908 | 0.3769 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1909 | 0.413 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1910 | 0.3979 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1911 | 0.3708 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1912 | 0.2818 tonnes per person | -24.0% |
| 1913 | 0.206 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1914 | 0.2249 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1915 | 0.1596 tonnes per person | -29.0% |
| 1916 | 0.1236 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1917 | 0.1492 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1918 | 0.2232 tonnes per person | +49.5% |
| 1919 | 0.1787 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 1920 | 0.191 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1921 | 0.1716 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1829 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1923 | 0.2434 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 1924 | 0.2213 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1925 | 0.2035 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1926 | 0.1861 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1927 | 0.189 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 0.1428 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 1929 | 0.1419 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.1672 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1931 | 0.1147 tonnes per person | -31.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0835 tonnes per person | -27.2% |
| 1933 | 0.1207 tonnes per person | +44.6% |
| 1934 | 0.0927 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1935 | 0.144 tonnes per person | +55.4% |
| 1936 | 0.1478 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 0.1373 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1938 | 0.1194 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 1939 | 0.0934 tonnes per person | -21.8% |
| 1940 | 0.0858 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1941 | 0.0871 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.0884 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0976 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0819 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0807 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0766 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0788 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1948 | 0.0774 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0762 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0673 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0752 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0896 tonnes per person | +19.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0944 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0858 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0847 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0865 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0849 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0835 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0879 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0951 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0944 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.095 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1009 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1014 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0943 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0993 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1087 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1968 | 0.122 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1261 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1332 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1417 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1509 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1622 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1943 tonnes per person | +19.8% |
| 1975 | 0.19 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1926 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.201 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2469 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2634 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1584 tonnes per person | -39.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1242 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1468 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 0.148 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1438 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1718 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1622 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1484 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1388 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1518 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1919 tonnes per person | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1837 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1721 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2077 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2268 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2451 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2725 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.272 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2748 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2677 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2707 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3061 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3417 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4123 tonnes per person | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3629 tonnes per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4424 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4689 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4214 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3695 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3644 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4493 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4863 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4214 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4223 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4086 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3644 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3895 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3933 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3798 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.36 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2658 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2289 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2702 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3052 tonnes per person | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 0.307 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.307 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.307 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person, 126.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | +230.9% | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person |
| 1870 | +189.7% | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person |
| 1862 | +178.2% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person |
| 1891 | +138.8% | 0.0395 tonnes per person | 0.0944 tonnes per person |
| 1861 | +130.6% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person |
| 1858 | +108.5% | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0112 tonnes per person | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0261 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1402 tonnes per person | 0.0395 tonnes per person | 0.2489 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3857 tonnes per person | 0.2642 tonnes per person | 0.4705 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2316 tonnes per person | 0.1236 tonnes per person | 0.3979 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1873 tonnes per person | 0.1419 tonnes per person | 0.2434 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1221 tonnes per person | 0.0835 tonnes per person | 0.1672 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.083 tonnes per person | 0.0762 tonnes per person | 0.0976 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.084 tonnes per person | 0.0673 tonnes per person | 0.0944 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1037 tonnes per person | 0.0943 tonnes per person | 0.1261 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1876 tonnes per person | 0.1332 tonnes per person | 0.2634 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1494 tonnes per person | 0.1242 tonnes per person | 0.1718 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2314 tonnes per person | 0.1721 tonnes per person | 0.2748 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.376 tonnes per person | 0.2707 tonnes per person | 0.4689 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4075 tonnes per person | 0.36 tonnes per person | 0.4863 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2754 tonnes per person | 0.2289 tonnes per person | 0.307 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Mexico?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Mexico was 0.307 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4863 tonnes per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 1869.
- How does Mexico rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.