Per capita methane emissions in Mexico
Mexico: Per capita methane emissions was 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.9932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Mexico is 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Mexico peaked at 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.9932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1860.
That places Mexico 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 65 Ecuador 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 66 Mali 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 67 Czechia 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 69 Poland 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 70 Angola 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 71 Romania 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Mexico
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.3% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 131.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 105.61 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 22.02 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.52 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita methane emissions in Mexico?
- Per capita methane emissions in Mexico was 1.16 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 methane emissions recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1860.
- How does Mexico rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Mexico ranks 68th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.