Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico
Mexico: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.24 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.24 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
106th
of 194 countries
All-time high
10.08 tonnes per person
in 1921
All-time low
2.25 tonnes per person
in 1860
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 3.24 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico peaked at 10.08 tonnes per person in 1921 and was at its lowest, 2.25 tonnes per person, in 1860.
That places Mexico 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 169 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 2.43 tonnes per person | — |
| 1857 | 2.42 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1859 | 2.29 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1860 | 2.25 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1861 | 2.31 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1862 | 2.27 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1863 | 2.29 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 2.36 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1865 | 2.43 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1866 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1867 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1868 | 2.49 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1869 | 2.39 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1870 | 2.38 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 2.35 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1872 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1873 | 2.39 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1874 | 2.33 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1875 | 2.31 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1877 | 2.44 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1878 | 2.3 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1879 | 2.33 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 4.41 tonnes per person | +89.5% |
| 1881 | 5.49 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1882 | 5.99 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1883 | 6.26 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1884 | 6.71 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1885 | 6.78 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1886 | 7.12 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1887 | 7.26 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1888 | 7.15 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1889 | 7.38 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1890 | 8.48 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1891 | 9.32 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1892 | 9.48 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 9.84 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1894 | 9.89 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1895 | 10.03 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 9.81 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1897 | 9.94 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 9.86 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 10.06 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 8.84 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1901 | 8.29 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 1902 | 8.11 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1903 | 8.11 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1904 | 7.92 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1905 | 7.77 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1906 | 7.76 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1907 | 7.48 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1908 | 7.66 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1909 | 7.62 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 6 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1911 | 5.23 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1912 | 4.64 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1913 | 4.45 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1914 | 4.19 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1915 | 4.12 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1916 | 3.98 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1917 | 4.48 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1918 | 4.68 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1919 | 5.11 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1920 | 8.73 tonnes per person | +70.8% |
| 1921 | 10.08 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1922 | 9.76 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1923 | 9.03 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1924 | 8.67 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1925 | 7.92 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1926 | 7.15 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 1927 | 6.32 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1928 | 5.83 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1929 | 5.7 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 5.52 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1931 | 5.33 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1932 | 5.28 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1933 | 5.35 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1934 | 5.32 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1935 | 5.47 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 5.43 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 5.56 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1938 | 5.44 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1939 | 5.38 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 7.61 tonnes per person | +41.5% |
| 1941 | 8.45 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 1942 | 8.68 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 9.04 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1944 | 9.05 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1945 | 9.09 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 9.08 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 9.31 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 9.19 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1949 | 8.56 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1950 | 7.9 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1951 | 7.72 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1952 | 7.46 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1953 | 7.24 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1954 | 7.32 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 7.05 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1956 | 6.88 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1957 | 6.79 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 6.84 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 6.72 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 6.34 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 1961 | 4.81 tonnes per person | -24.3% |
| 1962 | 3.98 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1963 | 3.62 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1964 | 3.39 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1965 | 3.14 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 3.01 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 3.05 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 2.92 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 2.45 tonnes per person | -16.3% |
| 1970 | 2.71 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 2.95 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 3.16 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 3.14 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 3.28 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 3.35 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 3.74 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 3.83 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.97 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 4.54 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 4.97 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 5.04 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 6.45 tonnes per person | +27.8% |
| 1983 | 5.03 tonnes per person | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 4.85 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 4.85 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.5 tonnes per person | +34.1% |
| 1987 | 6.13 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 6.79 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 7.42 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 7.33 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6.12 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 5.52 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 5.38 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 5.53 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 5.1 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 4.98 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 5.31 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 5.56 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 5.31 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 5.34 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.21 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.07 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 5.2 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 5.02 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 5.13 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.2 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 4.9 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 4.72 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 4.49 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 4.4 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.51 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.62 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4.45 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.35 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.18 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.68 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 3.61 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.48 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.22 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 3.51 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 3.32 tonnes per person | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 3.26 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.24 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3.24 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.36 tonnes per person, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3.24 tonnes per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.91 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | +89.5% | 2.33 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person |
| 1920 | +70.8% | 5.11 tonnes per person | 8.73 tonnes per person |
| 1940 | +41.5% | 5.38 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person |
| 1986 | +34.1% | 4.85 tonnes per person | 6.5 tonnes per person |
| 1982 | +27.8% | 5.04 tonnes per person | 6.45 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.37 tonnes per person | 2.29 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 4 |
| 1860s | 2.35 tonnes per person | 2.25 tonnes per person | 2.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.34 tonnes per person | 2.3 tonnes per person | 2.44 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.46 tonnes per person | 4.41 tonnes per person | 7.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.67 tonnes per person | 8.48 tonnes per person | 10.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.96 tonnes per person | 7.48 tonnes per person | 8.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 4.69 tonnes per person | 3.98 tonnes per person | 6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.92 tonnes per person | 5.7 tonnes per person | 10.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.41 tonnes per person | 5.28 tonnes per person | 5.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.81 tonnes per person | 7.61 tonnes per person | 9.31 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.19 tonnes per person | 6.72 tonnes per person | 7.9 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.67 tonnes per person | 2.45 tonnes per person | 6.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.47 tonnes per person | 2.71 tonnes per person | 4.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8 tonnes per person | 4.85 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.61 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | 7.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.03 tonnes per person | 4.49 tonnes per person | 5.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 tonnes per person | 3.48 tonnes per person | 4.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 tonnes per person | 3.24 tonnes per person | 3.51 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 including land-use change in Mexico?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico was 3.24 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 including land-use change recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.08 tonnes per person in 1921.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 tonnes per person in 1860.
- How does Mexico rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mexico ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.