Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Mexico
Mexico: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Mexico, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Mexico stood at 1.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Mexico peaked at 2.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1930.
Mexico ranks 14th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.3% | — |
| 1929 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | — |
| 1932 | 0.0% | — |
| 1933 | 0.0% | — |
| 1934 | 0.0% | — |
| 1935 | 0.4% | — |
| 1936 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 1937 | 0.4% | +14.4% |
| 1938 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
| 1939 | 0.6% | +18.6% |
| 1940 | 0.8% | +33.7% |
| 1941 | 0.6% | -19.7% |
| 1942 | 0.8% | +23.6% |
| 1943 | 0.8% | +9.0% |
| 1944 | 1.3% | +61.2% |
| 1945 | 1.6% | +20.0% |
| 1946 | 1.0% | -37.3% |
| 1947 | 1.1% | +14.4% |
| 1948 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 1949 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 1.1% | +8.3% |
| 1951 | 1.1% | -6.6% |
| 1952 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 1953 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 1954 | 0.9% | -3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.9% | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 1.0% | +6.8% |
| 1958 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 1959 | 0.9% | -4.8% |
| 1960 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 1961 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.3% | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 2.0% | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 2.0% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 2.0% | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -24.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +6.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 24.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 68.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | -100.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 1944 | +61.2% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Mexico?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Mexico was 1.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1930.
- How does Mexico rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Mexico ranks 14th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.