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Mexico: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

481.44gCO2e per kWh · 2025-10.2% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Mexico from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025481.442
2024489.745
2023499.517
2022477.221
2021468.746
2020491.45
2019518.527
2018520.511
2017532.183
2016536.568
2015535.998
2014527.72
2013551.226
2012550.572
2011541.139
2010543.851
2009554.15
2008522.05
2007554.218
2006546.875
2005555.827
2004553.941
2003570.152
2002553.425
2001543.96
2000525.34
1999512.941
1998537.56
1997518.105
1996499.594
1995500.938
1994546.172
1993498.793
1992497.49
1991513.156
1990499.226
1989515.057
1988528.205
1987535.12
1986517.311
1985468.09

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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