Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico
Mexico: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate was -38.63 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-38.63 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
130th
of 214 countries
All-time high
877.46 % change on previous year
in 1955
All-time low
-473.95 % change on previous year
in 1881
Years of data
157
1859–2024
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico, 1859–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mexico recorded -38.63 % change on previous year for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico peaked at 877.46 % change on previous year in 1955 and was at its lowest, -473.95 % change on previous year, in 1881.
That places Mexico 130th out of 214 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.
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | -191.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1860 | 60.82 % change on previous year | -131.7% |
| 1861 | 326.98 % change on previous year | +437.6% |
| 1862 | 215.65 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 1863 | -153.16 % change on previous year | -171.0% |
| 1864 | -38.01 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1865 | 192.12 % change on previous year | -605.4% |
| 1866 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 1867 | -233.82 % change on previous year | -5599.6% |
| 1868 | 81.14 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 1869 | -113.94 % change on previous year | -240.4% |
| 1870 | 185.76 % change on previous year | -263.0% |
| 1871 | -67.97 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 1872 | 471.33 % change on previous year | -793.5% |
| 1873 | -35.71 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1874 | -85.69 % change on previous year | +139.9% |
| 1875 | 145.63 % change on previous year | -270.0% |
| 1876 | -81.32 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 1878 | 65.63 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 1879 | 26.32 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1880 | -56.32 % change on previous year | -314.0% |
| 1881 | -473.95 % change on previous year | +741.5% |
| 1882 | 169.5 % change on previous year | -135.8% |
| 1883 | -79.67 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
| 1884 | -376.59 % change on previous year | +372.7% |
| 1885 | 35.63 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 1886 | 419.12 % change on previous year | +1076.4% |
| 1887 | 244.28 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 1888 | -29.62 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1889 | 9.44 % change on previous year | -131.9% |
| 1890 | 144.75 % change on previous year | +1433.7% |
| 1891 | 307.2 % change on previous year | +112.2% |
| 1892 | -20.29 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 1893 | -138.77 % change on previous year | +584.0% |
| 1894 | 168.13 % change on previous year | -221.2% |
| 1895 | -136.51 % change on previous year | -181.2% |
| 1896 | 381.92 % change on previous year | -379.8% |
| 1897 | 372.34 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1898 | -53.66 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1899 | 108.91 % change on previous year | -303.0% |
| 1900 | -61.95 % change on previous year | -156.9% |
| 1901 | 184.53 % change on previous year | -397.9% |
| 1902 | -46.62 % change on previous year | -125.3% |
| 1903 | 119.14 % change on previous year | -355.6% |
| 1904 | -51.55 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 1905 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1906 | -21.03 % change on previous year | +443.2% |
| 1907 | 132.56 % change on previous year | -730.2% |
| 1908 | -104.69 % change on previous year | -179.0% |
| 1909 | 306.59 % change on previous year | -392.8% |
| 1910 | 163.54 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 1912 | -107.08 % change on previous year | -165.5% |
| 1914 | -161.22 % change on previous year | +50.6% |
| 1915 | 330.2 % change on previous year | -304.8% |
| 1916 | -31.59 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 1917 | 244.77 % change on previous year | -874.9% |
| 1918 | -45.79 % change on previous year | -118.7% |
| 1919 | 102.84 % change on previous year | -324.6% |
| 1920 | 254.1 % change on previous year | +147.1% |
| 1921 | -61.04 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1922 | -135.73 % change on previous year | +122.4% |
| 1923 | -168.28 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1924 | 66.73 % change on previous year | -139.7% |
| 1925 | -160.54 % change on previous year | -340.6% |
| 1926 | -8.26 % change on previous year | -94.9% |
| 1927 | 0.7897 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 1928 | 31.54 % change on previous year | +3893.7% |
| 1929 | 76.51 % change on previous year | +142.6% |
| 1930 | 10.68 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1931 | -113.82 % change on previous year | -1165.9% |
| 1932 | 83.49 % change on previous year | -173.4% |
| 1933 | 309.48 % change on previous year | +270.7% |
| 1934 | 10.02 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 1935 | 81.05 % change on previous year | +708.9% |
| 1936 | -78.82 % change on previous year | -197.2% |
| 1937 | 430.2 % change on previous year | -645.8% |
| 1938 | -122.43 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1939 | -152.13 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1940 | 133.47 % change on previous year | -187.7% |
| 1941 | -220.93 % change on previous year | -265.5% |
| 1942 | -438.19 % change on previous year | +98.3% |
| 1943 | 102.25 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 1945 | 134.35 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 1946 | 14.01 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 1947 | 30.65 % change on previous year | +118.9% |
| 1948 | -68.96 % change on previous year | -325.0% |
| 1949 | -233.95 % change on previous year | +239.3% |
| 1950 | 199.88 % change on previous year | -185.4% |
| 1951 | 182.94 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1952 | -46.99 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 1953 | -121.77 % change on previous year | +159.1% |
| 1954 | 13.73 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1955 | 877.46 % change on previous year | +6293.0% |
| 1956 | -27.11 % change on previous year | -103.1% |
| 1957 | 188.97 % change on previous year | -797.0% |
| 1958 | -33.78 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1959 | -9.54 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 1960 | 11.37 % change on previous year | -219.1% |
| 1961 | -54.09 % change on previous year | -575.8% |
| 1962 | -168.39 % change on previous year | +211.3% |
| 1963 | 270.33 % change on previous year | -260.5% |
| 1964 | 210.3 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 1965 | -87.76 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 1966 | 486.57 % change on previous year | -654.4% |
| 1967 | 61.38 % change on previous year | -87.4% |
| 1968 | -57.63 % change on previous year | -193.9% |
| 1969 | 113.54 % change on previous year | -297.0% |
| 1970 | 42.05 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1971 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 1972 | -50.31 % change on previous year | -1395.8% |
| 1973 | 93.79 % change on previous year | -286.5% |
| 1974 | -9.5 % change on previous year | -110.1% |
| 1975 | -11.81 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1976 | 108.35 % change on previous year | -1017.8% |
| 1977 | -55.87 % change on previous year | -151.6% |
| 1978 | 243.7 % change on previous year | -536.2% |
| 1979 | -38.98 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 1980 | 51.53 % change on previous year | -232.2% |
| 1981 | -41.96 % change on previous year | -181.4% |
| 1982 | 26.57 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 1983 | -230.51 % change on previous year | -967.7% |
| 1984 | 96.43 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 1986 | -43.51 % change on previous year | -145.1% |
| 1987 | 108.18 % change on previous year | -348.6% |
| 1988 | -102.96 % change on previous year | -195.2% |
| 1990 | -136.35 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1991 | 302.24 % change on previous year | -321.7% |
| 1992 | -79.96 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 1993 | 100.91 % change on previous year | -226.2% |
| 1994 | 162.16 % change on previous year | +60.7% |
| 1995 | -249.35 % change on previous year | -253.8% |
| 1996 | 151.57 % change on previous year | -160.8% |
| 1997 | 96.67 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1998 | -10.93 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1999 | -73.52 % change on previous year | +572.8% |
| 2000 | 9.41 % change on previous year | -112.8% |
| 2001 | 197.27 % change on previous year | +1996.4% |
| 2002 | -82.45 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 2003 | 811.37 % change on previous year | -1084.1% |
| 2004 | -89.79 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2005 | 848.46 % change on previous year | -1044.9% |
| 2006 | -55.38 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2007 | -108.36 % change on previous year | +95.7% |
| 2008 | 33.79 % change on previous year | -131.2% |
| 2010 | 69.42 % change on previous year | +105.4% |
| 2011 | 792.89 % change on previous year | +1042.2% |
| 2012 | -32.36 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 2013 | -133.43 % change on previous year | +312.3% |
| 2014 | -86.93 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 59.44 % change on previous year | -168.4% |
| 2016 | 86.86 % change on previous year | +46.1% |
| 2018 | 127.83 % change on previous year | +47.2% |
| 2019 | -104.6 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 2021 | 145.55 % change on previous year | -239.1% |
| 2022 | -61.11 % change on previous year | -142.0% |
| 2023 | -36.01 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 2024 | -38.63 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -38.63 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -42.01 % change on previous year, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -38.63 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -37.39 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +6293.0% | 13.73 % change on previous year | 877.46 % change on previous year |
| 1867 | -5599.6% | 4.25 % change on previous year | -233.82 % change on previous year |
| 1928 | +3893.7% | 0.7897 % change on previous year | 31.54 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1996.4% | 9.41 % change on previous year | 197.27 % change on previous year |
| 1890 | +1433.7% | 9.44 % change on previous year | 144.75 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -191.98 % change on previous year | -191.98 % change on previous year | -191.98 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1860s | 34.2 % change on previous year | -233.82 % change on previous year | 326.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 69.33 % change on previous year | -85.69 % change on previous year | 471.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1880s | -13.82 % change on previous year | -473.95 % change on previous year | 419.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 113.4 % change on previous year | -138.77 % change on previous year | 381.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 45.31 % change on previous year | -104.69 % change on previous year | 306.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 61.96 % change on previous year | -161.22 % change on previous year | 330.2 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1920s | -10.42 % change on previous year | -168.28 % change on previous year | 254.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 45.77 % change on previous year | -152.13 % change on previous year | 430.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -60.81 % change on previous year | -438.19 % change on previous year | 134.35 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1950s | 122.38 % change on previous year | -121.77 % change on previous year | 877.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 78.56 % change on previous year | -168.39 % change on previous year | 486.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.53 % change on previous year | -55.87 % change on previous year | 243.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -17.03 % change on previous year | -230.51 % change on previous year | 108.18 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 26.34 % change on previous year | -249.35 % change on previous year | 302.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 173.81 % change on previous year | -108.36 % change on previous year | 848.46 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.57 % change on previous year | -133.43 % change on previous year | 792.89 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.45 % change on previous year | -61.11 % change on previous year | 145.55 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 127 Qatar -37.01 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Argentina -37.06 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Costa Rica -37.73 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Turkey -39.8 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Nepal -42.04 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Malawi -43.51 % change on previous year 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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico?
- Year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate in Mexico was -38.63 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 877.46 % change on previous year in 1955.
- What is the lowest year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -473.95 % change on previous year in 1881.
- How does Mexico rank for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate?
- Mexico ranks 130th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.