Germany vs Mexico: Environment

This page compares Germany and Mexico across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator	Germany	Mexico	Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)	238.35	66.74	Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	0.81	0.42	Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	1.18	0.63	Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)	1.99	1.05	Compare →
Bird species, threatened	12.00	68.00	Compare →
Fish species, threatened	34.00	308.00	Compare →
Mammal species, threatened	7.00	97.00	Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened	51.00	1,426.00	Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)	39.20	15.30	Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)	40.00	19.90	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)	6.94	3.64	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	674.36	686.78	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita)	8.07	5.25	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	55.51	150.68	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)	8.10	48.48	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-61.14	27.65	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)	39.70	55.82	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	579.94	475.99	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)	4.36	2.54	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)	30.05	37.18	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)	2.25	2.41	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-54.47	18.37	Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-45.42	55.92	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)	19.46	29.24	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)	33.97	87.24	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990)	-42.73	64.33	Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)	0.16	0.35	Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter)	10.29	14.99	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	1.04	1.21	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	2.87	2.11	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	138.04	127.16	Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)	89.17	99.66	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.39	0.21	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.20	0.68	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	171.40	155.05	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	1.32	0.23	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	1.31	1.33	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.28	0.16	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	118.92	31.50	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	84.70	44.52	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.22	0.10	Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	9.52	11.80	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	26.55	58.98	Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)	0.02	0.07	Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e)	59.89	-201.94	Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.