CO2 emissions per person in Mexico

Carbon dioxide emissions in Mexico were 3.64 t CO2 per person in 2024.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Mexico, 2024 3.64 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −0.8% 2023: 3.67 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 5.65 t CO2 per person Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 80th of 203 See the full ranking

CO2 emissions per person in Mexico over time

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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period MexicoWorld
2024 3.64 t CO2 per person 4.69 t CO2 per person
2023 3.67 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2022 3.52 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2021 3.55 t CO2 per person 4.68 t CO2 per person
2020 3.46 t CO2 per person 4.47 t CO2 per person
2019 3.93 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2018 3.84 t CO2 per person 4.73 t CO2 per person
2017 4.06 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2016 4.06 t CO2 per person 4.65 t CO2 per person
2015 4.05 t CO2 per person 4.70 t CO2 per person
2014 4.01 t CO2 per person 4.78 t CO2 per person
2013 4.17 t CO2 per person 4.81 t CO2 per person
2012 4.33 t CO2 per person 4.77 t CO2 per person
2011 4.22 t CO2 per person 4.76 t CO2 per person
2010 4.20 t CO2 per person 4.67 t CO2 per person
2009 4.12 t CO2 per person 4.45 t CO2 per person
2008 4.28 t CO2 per person 4.56 t CO2 per person
2007 4.33 t CO2 per person 4.59 t CO2 per person
2006 4.33 t CO2 per person 4.48 t CO2 per person
2005 4.23 t CO2 per person 4.39 t CO2 per person
2004 4.12 t CO2 per person 4.28 t CO2 per person
2003 4.09 t CO2 per person 4.15 t CO2 per person
2002 3.95 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2001 3.94 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person
2000 4.02 t CO2 per person 4.01 t CO2 per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.8% from 3.67 t CO2 per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 4.01 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −9.4%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Mexico has the 80th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Mexico
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database