South Korea vs Mexico: How have things changed?

South Korea
3.56 million metric tons
in 2024
Mexico
2.19 million metric tons
in 2024
South Korea rank
13th
Mexico rank
16th

How have things changed? over time

  • South Korea
  • Mexico
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196519942024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3.56 million metric tons against 2.19 million metric tons in Mexico, a difference of 1.36 million metric tons.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Mexico's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 16th of 215 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 764,901 metric tons 325,840 metric tons 439,061 metric tons South Korea
1970s 1.87 million metric tons 567,014 metric tons 1.31 million metric tons South Korea
1980s 3.02 million metric tons 1.36 million metric tons 1.66 million metric tons South Korea
1990s 3.21 million metric tons 1.36 million metric tons 1.85 million metric tons South Korea
2000s 2.84 million metric tons 1.55 million metric tons 1.29 million metric tons South Korea
2010s 3.38 million metric tons 1.77 million metric tons 1.61 million metric tons South Korea
2020s 3.67 million metric tons 2.03 million metric tons 1.64 million metric tons South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, South Korea or Mexico?
South Korea, at 3.56 million metric tons against 2.19 million metric tons in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in how have things changed? between South Korea and Mexico?
1.36 million metric tons, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mexico?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Mexico rank globally for how have things changed??
South Korea ranks 13th and Mexico ranks 16th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

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