Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mexico
Mexico: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 18.42 billion current US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mexico, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mexico is 18.42 billion current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mexico peaked at 18.42 billion current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.27 billion current US$, in 1990.
That places Mexico 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mexico, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.27 billion current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 3.69 billion current US$ | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 3.91 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 4.22 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 4.78 billion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 4.69 billion current US$ | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 5.14 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 5.67 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 6.25 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 6.30 billion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.04 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 7.35 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 7.78 billion current US$ | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 8.50 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 9.14 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 10.06 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 10.99 billion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 11.77 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 12.33 billion current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 12.38 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 13.23 billion current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 14.27 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 15.11 billion current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 15.38 billion current US$ | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.56 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.40 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 17.00 billion current US$ | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 17.65 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 17.73 billion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.32 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 16.95 billion current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 18.42 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 18.42 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 960.77 million current US$, 19.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 18.42 billion current US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 265.41 million current US$, 69.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.79 billion current US$ | 3.27 billion current US$ | 6.30 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.73 billion current US$ | 7.04 billion current US$ | 12.38 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 billion current US$ | 13.23 billion current US$ | 18.32 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.69 billion current US$ | 16.95 billion current US$ | 18.42 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 43.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mexico?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Mexico was 18.42 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 18.42 billion current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.27 billion current US$ in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Mexico ranks 15th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.