Methane emissions in Mexico

Mexico emitted 150.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Mexico, 2024 150.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.2% 2023: 151.0 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 11th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Mexico over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period MexicoWorld
2024 150.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 151.0 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 149.5 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 147.1 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 145.7 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 144.1 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 143.3 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 142.5 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 143.7 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 143.2 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 142.8 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 142.9 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 141.8 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 145.3 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 144.1 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 145.3 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 148.6 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 144.2 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 143.2 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 139.6 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 135.8 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 136.1 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 132.9 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 132.6 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 133.7 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2% from 151.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 142.8 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +5.5%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Mexico has the 11th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

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.CH4.MT.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