🇲🇽 Mexico's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Mexico emitted around 659 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, around 1.15% of the global total.
• Per person: Mexico emitted around 5 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Mexico's emissions fell by around 3.15 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 0.47% a year, over the ten years to 2024. This is slower than the 4% yearly decline needed globally.
• What drives it: CO₂ makes up around 67% of Mexico's emissions, methane 22%, nitrous oxide 6% and F-gases 4%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Mexico's emissions have produced around 49,900 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, around 1.28% of the global total, with a population-weighted average of around 6.9 tonnes per person per year.
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