Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Mongolia
524.07 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
444.65 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Mongolia rank
178th
Papua New Guinea rank
180th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Mongolia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 524.07 tonnes per square kilometre against 444.65 tonnes per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 79.42 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.92 tonnes per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 29.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.05 tonnes per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 70.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 64.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.13 tonnes per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 131.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 112.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 19.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 184.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 188.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 314.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 306.3 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 484.28 tonnes per square kilometre | 417.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 67.14 tonnes per square kilometre | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
- Mongolia, at 524.07 tonnes per square kilometre against 444.65 tonnes per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 79.42 tonnes per square kilometre, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 178th and Papua New Guinea ranks 180th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.