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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 103 Paraguay 3.35 tonnes per person compare
  2. 104 Greece 3.28 tonnes per person compare
  3. 105 Panama 3.25 tonnes per person compare
  4. 107 East Timor 3.16 tonnes per person compare
  5. 109 Hungary 3.03 tonnes per person compare

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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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Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.