Nitrous oxide emissions in Mexico

Mexico emitted 37.18 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Mexico, 2024 37.18 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −0.2% 2023: 37.26 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 12th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide 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.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period MexicoWorld
2024 37.18 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 37.26 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 37.14 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 37.01 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 37.02 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 37.13 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 37.38 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 37.34 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 37.42 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 35.53 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 35.86 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 35.79 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 33.79 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 33.88 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 33.63 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 33.28 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 33.44 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 33.90 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 32.72 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 32.84 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 32.87 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 32.93 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 31.84 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 32.81 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 33.11 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2% from 37.26 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 35.86 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +3.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Mexico has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 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.N2O.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