Mexico vs South Africa: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Mexico
- South Africa
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 475.99 Mt CO2e against 440.17 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 35.82 Mt CO2e.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Mexico ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 15th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 162.97 Mt CO2e | 215.74 Mt CO2e | 52.77 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 270.36 Mt CO2e | 278.99 Mt CO2e | 8.64 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 336.09 Mt CO2e | 324.11 Mt CO2e | 11.98 Mt CO2e | Mexico |
| 2000s | 435.97 Mt CO2e | 417.64 Mt CO2e | 18.32 Mt CO2e | Mexico |
| 2010s | 490.4 Mt CO2e | 467.43 Mt CO2e | 22.97 Mt CO2e | Mexico |
| 2020s | 459.26 Mt CO2e | 439.24 Mt CO2e | 20.02 Mt CO2e | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Mexico or South Africa?
- Mexico, at 475.99 Mt CO2e against 440.17 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Mexico and South Africa?
- 35.82 Mt CO2e, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Mexico ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 15th of 203 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).