Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico
Mexico: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 1856
Years of data
169
1856–2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico, 1856–2024
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 including land-use change in Mexico is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico peaked at 1.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1856.
That places Mexico 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 169 years of available data.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 0.1% | — |
| 1857 | 0.2% | +74.3% |
| 1858 | 0.2% | +31.5% |
| 1859 | 0.2% | +18.4% |
| 1860 | 0.3% | +13.1% |
| 1861 | 0.3% | +10.6% |
| 1862 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 1863 | 0.4% | +6.7% |
| 1864 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 1865 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 1866 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 1867 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 1868 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 1869 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 1870 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 1871 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1873 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 1881 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
| 1882 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 1883 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 1884 | 0.7% | +5.5% |
| 1885 | 0.7% | +5.0% |
| 1886 | 0.7% | +4.9% |
| 1887 | 0.8% | +4.5% |
| 1888 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 1889 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 1890 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 1892 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1893 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 1894 | 1.0% | +3.9% |
| 1895 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 1896 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 1897 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 1898 | 1.1% | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 1900 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 1901 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 1902 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 1909 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1913 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1916 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 1918 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 1919 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1921 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 1923 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
| 1927 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1928 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1929 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1930 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1931 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1932 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1935 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1938 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 1943 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 1945 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 1948 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 1950 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 1.2% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 16.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 14.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1857 | +74.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1858 | +31.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mexico?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1856.
- How does Mexico rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mexico ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).