Mongolia vs Taiwan: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Mongolia
10.67 tonnes per person
in 2023
Taiwan
12.64 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mongolia rank
20th
Taiwan rank
18th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Mongolia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 12.64 tonnes per person against 10.67 tonnes per person in Mongolia, a difference of 1.97 tonnes per person.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 120 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | 3.6 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.83 tonnes per person | 12.32 tonnes per person | 8.49 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 10.35 tonnes per person | 12.27 tonnes per person | 1.92 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 10.72 tonnes per person | 12.35 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Mongolia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 12.64 tonnes per person against 10.67 tonnes per person in Mongolia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Mongolia and Taiwan?
- 1.97 tonnes per person, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Taiwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Taiwan rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Mongolia ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.