Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Mexico
Mexico: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Mexico, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Mexico is 2.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Mexico peaked at 6.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2019.
Mexico ranks 12th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Mexico?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Mexico was 2.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2019.
- How does Mexico rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.