Mongolia vs Palau: CO₂ emissions per capita

Mongolia
12.86 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau
12.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
16th
Palau rank
17th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Mongolia
  • Palau
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 12.86 tonnes per person against 12.76 tonnes per person in Palau, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Palau ahead.

Mongolia ranks 16th and Palau ranks 17th of 213 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Palau Difference Ahead
1950s 0.9993 tonnes per person 1.5 tonnes per person 0.5003 tonnes per person Palau
1960s 1.73 tonnes per person 6.1 tonnes per person 4.37 tonnes per person Palau
1970s 2.8 tonnes per person 12.71 tonnes per person 9.91 tonnes per person Palau
1980s 4.4 tonnes per person 12.39 tonnes per person 7.99 tonnes per person Palau
1990s 3.84 tonnes per person 12.1 tonnes per person 8.26 tonnes per person Palau
2000s 3.69 tonnes per person 11.13 tonnes per person 7.45 tonnes per person Palau
2010s 10.69 tonnes per person 12.01 tonnes per person 1.31 tonnes per person Palau
2020s 12.27 tonnes per person 12.16 tonnes per person 0.1094 tonnes per person Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Mongolia or Palau?
Mongolia, at 12.86 tonnes per person against 12.76 tonnes per person in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Mongolia and Palau?
0.1 tonnes per person, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Palau?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Palau rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Mongolia ranks 16th and Palau ranks 17th 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. 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
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, 22,919 data points, 1800–2024
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.