Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mexico
Mexico: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry was 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
87th
of 198 countries
All-time high
6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1921
All-time low
0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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
Mexico recorded 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mexico peaked at 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1860.
That places Mexico 87th out of 198 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mexico, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1853 | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.2593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.2579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1856 | 0.2584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1858 | 0.2577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.2561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.2589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1863 | 0.2619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1864 | 0.2607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.2629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1868 | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.2645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.2666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 0.2673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1872 | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.2695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 0.2695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.2698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.2706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.2737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.2716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1882 | 0.2744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1883 | 0.2756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.2751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.2751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.2779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 0.2861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1888 | 0.2918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1889 | 0.2977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1890 | 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1891 | 0.3747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.2% |
| 1892 | 0.4178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 1893 | 0.3983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1894 | 0.4077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1895 | 0.4012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1896 | 0.4115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1897 | 0.463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 1898 | 0.4846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1899 | 0.5312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1900 | 0.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1901 | 0.603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.6% |
| 1902 | 0.629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1903 | 0.6876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1904 | 0.7152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1905 | 0.739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1906 | 0.7595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1907 | 0.8095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1908 | 0.8238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1909 | 0.8237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.8405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1911 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +37.6% |
| 1912 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1913 | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.6% |
| 1914 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.8% |
| 1915 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.8% |
| 1916 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.6% |
| 1917 | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +38.1% |
| 1918 | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.4% |
| 1919 | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.7% |
| 1920 | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +71.9% |
| 1921 | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.6% |
| 1922 | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1923 | 5.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.1% |
| 1924 | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.6% |
| 1925 | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.9% |
| 1926 | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.0% |
| 1927 | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -24.2% |
| 1928 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.4% |
| 1929 | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1930 | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1931 | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.1% |
| 1932 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1933 | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1934 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1935 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1936 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1938 | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1939 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1940 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1941 | 1.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1942 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.2% |
| 1943 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.8% |
| 1946 | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1947 | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1948 | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1950 | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 1952 | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1955 | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 1.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1958 | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1959 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1960 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1961 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.2% |
| 1981 | 4.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 4.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 4.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry 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 | +71.9% | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1917 | +38.1% | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1911 | +37.6% | 0.8405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1919 | +25.7% | 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 84 Thailand 4.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 85 Latvia 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 North Macedonia 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 88 Niue 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 Vietnam 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Sweden 4.19 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, excluding land use and forestry in Mexico?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry in Mexico was 4.21 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, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1921.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860.
- How does Mexico rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mexico ranks 87th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, excluding land use and forestry. 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.