Faroe Islands vs Mongolia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita

Faroe Islands
13.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mongolia
12.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
15th
Mongolia rank
16th

CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 13.09 tonnes per person against 12.86 tonnes per person in Mongolia, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 15th and Mongolia ranks 16th of 213 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Mongolia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.52 tonnes per person 0.7058 tonnes per person 1.82 tonnes per person Faroe Islands
1960s 3.78 tonnes per person 1.73 tonnes per person 2.05 tonnes per person Faroe Islands
1970s 8.05 tonnes per person 2.8 tonnes per person 5.25 tonnes per person Faroe Islands
1980s 10.83 tonnes per person 4.4 tonnes per person 6.43 tonnes per person Faroe Islands
1990s 13.65 tonnes per person 3.84 tonnes per person 9.8 tonnes per person Faroe Islands
2000s 14.62 tonnes per person 3.69 tonnes per person 10.94 tonnes per person Faroe Islands
2010s 13.04 tonnes per person 10.69 tonnes per person 2.34 tonnes per person Faroe Islands
2020s 13.72 tonnes per person 12.27 tonnes per person 1.45 tonnes per person Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Faroe Islands or Mongolia?
Faroe Islands, at 13.09 tonnes per person against 12.86 tonnes per person in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Faroe Islands and Mongolia?
0.23 tonnes per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Mongolia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Mongolia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
Faroe Islands ranks 15th and Mongolia ranks 16th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita 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
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.