Congo vs Mexico: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Congo
0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mexico
0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
93rd
Mexico rank
90th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Congo
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 93rd and Mexico ranks 90th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 17 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1860s | 0.1417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.2197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.3761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.5453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.7869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.5548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.4409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Congo or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Congo and Mexico?
- 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mexico?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Mexico rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Congo ranks 93rd and Mexico ranks 90th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.