Mongolia vs Taiwan: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Mongolia
10.67 tonnes per person
in 2023
Taiwan
12.64 tonnes per person
in 2023
Mongolia rank
20th
Taiwan rank
18th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. 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.