Americas vs Mongolia: AFOLU — Emissions per capita

Americas
2.62 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Mongolia
16 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Americas rank
4th
Mongolia rank
3rd

AFOLU — Emissions per capita over time

  • Americas
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 16 t CO2eq/cap against 2.62 t CO2eq/cap in Americas, a difference of 13.38 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 6.1 times Americas's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 4th and Mongolia ranks 3rd of 34 groups.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Mongolia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.64 t CO2eq/cap 18.26 t CO2eq/cap 14.62 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia
2000s 2.67 t CO2eq/cap 16.42 t CO2eq/cap 13.74 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia
2010s 1.9 t CO2eq/cap 16.16 t CO2eq/cap 14.26 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia
2020s 2.53 t CO2eq/cap 16.19 t CO2eq/cap 13.66 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions per capita, Americas or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 16 t CO2eq/cap against 2.62 t CO2eq/cap in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions per capita between Americas and Mongolia?
13.38 t CO2eq/cap, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Mongolia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and Mongolia rank globally for afolu — emissions per capita?
Americas ranks 4th and Mongolia ranks 3rd of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.