Congo vs Mongolia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Congo
565,497 tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia
510,224 tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
49th
Mongolia rank
51st
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Congo
- Mongolia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 565,497 tonnes against 510,224 tonnes in Mongolia, a difference of 55,273 tonnes.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 49th and Mongolia ranks 51st of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10,895 tonnes | 117,655 tonnes | 106,760 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 31,510 tonnes | 133,706 tonnes | 102,196 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1970s | -15,389 tonnes | 359,558 tonnes | 374,947 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 114,755 tonnes | 418,168 tonnes | 303,413 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 241,995 tonnes | -297,142 tonnes | 539,137 tonnes | Congo |
| 2000s | 102,808 tonnes | 554,246 tonnes | 451,439 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 234,994 tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | 3.17 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 309,236 tonnes | -485,019 tonnes | 794,255 tonnes | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Congo or Mongolia?
- Congo, at 565,497 tonnes against 510,224 tonnes in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Congo and Mongolia?
- 55,273 tonnes, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mongolia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Mongolia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Congo ranks 49th and Mongolia ranks 51st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.