Hong Kong vs Mongolia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita
Hong Kong
232.63 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mongolia
244.4 tonnes per person
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
74th
Mongolia rank
71st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 244.4 tonnes per person against 232.63 tonnes per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 11.77 tonnes per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 74th and Mongolia ranks 71st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and Mongolia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.84 tonnes per person | 13.83 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 27.97 tonnes per person | 30.54 tonnes per person | 2.56 tonnes per person | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 55.06 tonnes per person | 56.73 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 95.27 tonnes per person | 91.56 tonnes per person | 3.71 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 141.78 tonnes per person | 113.38 tonnes per person | 28.4 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 191.51 tonnes per person | 162.26 tonnes per person | 29.25 tonnes per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 225.84 tonnes per person | 225.92 tonnes per person | 0.0798 tonnes per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Hong Kong or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 244.4 tonnes per person against 232.63 tonnes per person in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Hong Kong and Mongolia?
- 11.77 tonnes per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Mongolia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Mongolia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 74th and Mongolia ranks 71st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.