Mexico vs Thailand
Mexico vs Thailand: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 3.64 tonnes in Mexico and 3.96 tonnes in Thailand, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Thailand, by 0.32 tonnes, or 1.09 times that in Mexico.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2024, Mexico ranked 79 and Thailand ranked 72 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Mexico | Thailand | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.64 | 3.96 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 3.67 | 3.84 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 3.52 | 3.96 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 3.55 | 3.74 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 3.46 | 3.85 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 3.93 | 4.01 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.84 | 3.88 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 4.06 | 3.95 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 4.06 | 3.92 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 4.05 | 3.99 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 4.02 | 3.88 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 4.17 | 3.95 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 4.33 | 3.81 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 4.22 | 3.58 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 4.2 | 3.59 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 4.12 | 3.41 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 4.28 | 3.53 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 4.33 | 3.55 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 4.33 | 3.5 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 4.23 | 3.47 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 4.12 | 3.38 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 4.09 | 3.13 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 3.95 | 3.04 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 3.94 | 2.88 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 4.02 | 2.78 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 3.84 | 2.8 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 4.02 | 2.72 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 3.84 | 3.09 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 3.7 | 3.07 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 3.59 | 2.77 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 3.88 | 2.48 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 3.66 | 2.26 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 3.62 | 2.02 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 3.64 | 1.87 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 3.5 | 1.74 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 3.61 | 1.44 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 3.51 | 1.25 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 3.6 | 1.12 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 3.53 | 0.98 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 3.66 | 0.97 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 3.61 | 0.91 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 3.63 | 0.86 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 3.94 | 0.79 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 3.76 | 0.83 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 3.58 | 0.86 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 3.32 | 0.84 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 3.22 | 0.81 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 2.95 | 0.75 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 2.93 | 0.7 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 2.83 | 0.63 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 2.76 | 0.63 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 2.58 | 0.65 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 2.47 | 0.6 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 2.31 | 0.55 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 2.38 | 0.56 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mexico vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024