Mongolia vs Palau: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables, 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables?
- 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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.