Denmark vs Mongolia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Denmark
1.96 million tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia
1.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Denmark rank
90th
Mongolia rank
91st
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Denmark
- Mongolia
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.96 million tonnes against 1.57 million tonnes in Mongolia, a difference of 387,620 tonnes.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Denmark ranks 90th and Mongolia ranks 91st of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Mongolia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.13 million tonnes | 9.60 million tonnes | 470,885 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 9.99 million tonnes | 9.73 million tonnes | 268,793 tonnes | Denmark |
| 1870s | 10.09 million tonnes | 10.48 million tonnes | 398,110 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 10.30 million tonnes | 14.04 million tonnes | 3.74 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 11.51 million tonnes | 16.59 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 13.36 million tonnes | 19.47 million tonnes | 6.12 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 17.01 million tonnes | 14.07 million tonnes | 2.94 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1920s | 15.83 million tonnes | 10.30 million tonnes | 5.54 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1930s | 13.71 million tonnes | 9.58 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1940s | 9.17 million tonnes | 7.64 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Denmark |
| 1950s | 8.22 million tonnes | 24.16 million tonnes | 15.94 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 5.48 million tonnes | 25.51 million tonnes | 20.03 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 1.61 million tonnes | 20.13 million tonnes | 18.52 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1980s | -296,055 tonnes | 19.71 million tonnes | 20.01 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1990s | -2.12 million tonnes | 13.57 million tonnes | 15.69 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 533,336 tonnes | 9.59 million tonnes | 9.06 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 3.06 million tonnes | 7.60 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 1.95 million tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | 435,210 tonnes | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Denmark or Mongolia?
- Denmark, at 1.96 million tonnes against 1.57 million tonnes in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Denmark and Mongolia?
- 387,620 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mongolia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Mongolia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 90th and Mongolia ranks 91st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.