Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico
Mexico: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
103rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1921
All-time low
3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico is 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico peaked at 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1921 and was at its lowest, 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1860.
Mexico ranks 103rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1854 | 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1855 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1856 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1857 | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 3.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1859 | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1860 | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1861 | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 3.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1863 | 3.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1865 | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1866 | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1867 | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1868 | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1869 | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1870 | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1872 | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1873 | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1875 | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1880 | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +35.6% |
| 1881 | 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.6% |
| 1882 | 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.7% |
| 1883 | 5.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1884 | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1885 | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1887 | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1888 | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1890 | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1891 | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1892 | 7.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1893 | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1894 | 7.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1896 | 8.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1897 | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1899 | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1900 | 7.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.7% |
| 1901 | 7.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1902 | 7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1903 | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1904 | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1905 | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1906 | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1907 | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1908 | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1909 | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1910 | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.6% |
| 1911 | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1912 | 5.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1913 | 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1914 | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1915 | 5.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1916 | 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1917 | 5.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.1% |
| 1918 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1919 | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1920 | 9.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +47.0% |
| 1921 | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.0% |
| 1922 | 10.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1923 | 9.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 1924 | 9.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1925 | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 1926 | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 1927 | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 1928 | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1929 | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1932 | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1933 | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1934 | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1936 | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1938 | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1939 | 6.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1940 | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.5% |
| 1941 | 7.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1942 | 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1943 | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1944 | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 8.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 8.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1948 | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1949 | 7.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1950 | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.1% |
| 1951 | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 6.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.9% |
| 1962 | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 5.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 6.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.9% |
| 1983 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 6.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 6.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +47.0% | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1880 | +35.6% | 3.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 5.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 100 France 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 101 South Sudan 4.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 102 Hungary 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Maldives 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 105 Romania 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 106 Niue 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico was 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 10.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1921.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860.
- How does Mexico rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mexico ranks 103rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.