Mexico vs North America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

Mexico
31.5 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North America
647.13 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Mexico rank
19th
North America rank
16th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Mexico
  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 647.13 Mt CO2e against 31.5 Mt CO2e in Mexico, a difference of 615.63 Mt CO2e.

That makes North America's figure about 20.5 times Mexico's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 19th and North America ranks 16th of 193 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico North America Difference Ahead
1970s 15.81 Mt CO2e 956.55 Mt CO2e 940.75 Mt CO2e North America
1980s 25.84 Mt CO2e 737.79 Mt CO2e 711.96 Mt CO2e North America
1990s 29.68 Mt CO2e 698.66 Mt CO2e 668.98 Mt CO2e North America
2000s 32.24 Mt CO2e 708.49 Mt CO2e 676.24 Mt CO2e North America
2010s 31.78 Mt CO2e 662.25 Mt CO2e 630.47 Mt CO2e North America
2020s 31.24 Mt CO2e 652.05 Mt CO2e 620.81 Mt CO2e North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), Mexico or North America?
North America, at 647.13 Mt CO2e against 31.5 Mt CO2e in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between Mexico and North America?
615.63 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and North America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mexico and North America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
Mexico ranks 19th and North America ranks 16th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).