Mongolia vs New Caledonia: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita

Mongolia
581.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
New Caledonia
376.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Mongolia rank
2nd
New Caledonia rank
4th

Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Mongolia
  • New Caledonia
2004006008001.0k198020022024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 581.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 376.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in New Caledonia, a difference of 205.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 2nd and New Caledonia ranks 4th of 204 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia New Caledonia Difference Ahead
1980s 369.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 242 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 127.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Mongolia
1990s 451.02 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 268.32 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 182.7 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Mongolia
2000s 454.87 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 244.16 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 210.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Mongolia
2010s 662.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 264.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 397.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Mongolia
2020s 645.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 293.18 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 351.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Mongolia or New Caledonia?
Mongolia, at 581.69 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 376.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in New Caledonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Mongolia and New Caledonia?
205.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and New Caledonia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and New Caledonia rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Mongolia ranks 2nd and New Caledonia ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP 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
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.