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
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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.