Mexico vs Thailand: Emissions of air pollutants

Mexico
1.23 million tonnes
in 2022
Thailand
1.24 million tonnes
in 2022
Mexico rank
17th
Thailand rank
16th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Mexico
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.24 million tonnes against 1.23 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 17,380 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 17th and Thailand ranks 16th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.