Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Mexico
Mexico: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 1.31 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.31 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
46th
of 146 countries
All-time high
1.33 tonnes per person
in 2018
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1891
Years of data
134
1891–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Mexico, 1891–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Mexico is 1.31 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Mexico peaked at 1.33 tonnes per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1891.
That places Mexico 46th out of 146 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 gas in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1892 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1893 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1894 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1895 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1896 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1897 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1898 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1899 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1900 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1901 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1902 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1903 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1904 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1905 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1906 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1907 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1908 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1909 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1910 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1911 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1912 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1913 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1914 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1915 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1916 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1917 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1918 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1919 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1920 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1921 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1925 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1927 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0.0245 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930 | 0.0336 tonnes per person | +36.9% |
| 1931 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0274 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1933 | 0.0328 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1934 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1935 | 0.0612 tonnes per person | +71.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0708 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 1937 | 0.0954 tonnes per person | +34.6% |
| 1938 | 0.1066 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1939 | 0.101 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1940 | 0.1049 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0858 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0791 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1943 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0598 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.0739 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0873 tonnes per person | +18.1% |
| 1948 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1949 | 0.0873 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0556 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0586 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0668 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0691 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0717 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0736 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.076 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0785 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1326 tonnes per person | +68.9% |
| 1959 | 0.1445 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1737 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2121 tonnes per person | +22.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3028 tonnes per person | +42.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2884 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3221 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3652 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3812 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4295 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4159 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.398 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4056 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3832 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.399 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4315 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4377 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.436 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4152 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4253 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5237 tonnes per person | +23.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6228 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6507 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6867 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7361 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7211 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7135 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7273 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6325 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6286 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6228 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6311 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.639 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6546 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6463 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6282 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6375 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6264 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6787 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6995 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7438 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7188 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8233 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 0.828 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9077 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9896 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9972 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.09 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.13 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.24 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.31 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.625 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.31 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1843 tonnes per person, 7.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | -100.0% | 0.0177 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
| 1935 | +71.2% | 0.0357 tonnes per person | 0.0612 tonnes per person |
| 1958 | +68.9% | 0.0785 tonnes per person | 0.1326 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0593 tonnes per person | 0.0274 tonnes per person | 0.1066 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0787 tonnes per person | 0.0593 tonnes per person | 0.1049 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0827 tonnes per person | 0.0556 tonnes per person | 0.1445 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3289 tonnes per person | 0.1737 tonnes per person | 0.4295 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.448 tonnes per person | 0.3832 tonnes per person | 0.6228 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.675 tonnes per person | 0.6228 tonnes per person | 0.7361 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6673 tonnes per person | 0.6264 tonnes per person | 0.7438 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9912 tonnes per person | 0.8233 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
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- 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)
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- 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 gas in Mexico?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Mexico was 1.31 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 gas recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 tonnes per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1891.
- How does Mexico rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Mexico ranks 46th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.