Bhutan vs Mongolia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
Bhutan
7.08 million tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia
8.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Bhutan rank
125th
Mongolia rank
123rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Bhutan
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 8.30 million tonnes against 7.08 million tonnes in Bhutan, a difference of 1.22 million tonnes.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mongolia ahead.
Bhutan ranks 125th and Mongolia ranks 123rd of 211 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 18,535 tonnes | 18,535 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 432,384 tonnes | 432,384 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 211,360 tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | 1.02 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 802,645 tonnes | 2.15 million tonnes | 1.34 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1.57 million tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 3.58 million tonnes | 4.06 million tonnes | 478,489 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 6.45 million tonnes | 7.10 million tonnes | 650,858 tonnes | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, Bhutan or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 8.30 million tonnes against 7.08 million tonnes in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between Bhutan and Mongolia?
- 1.22 million tonnes, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Mongolia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Mongolia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- Bhutan ranks 125th and Mongolia ranks 123rd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.