Congo vs Mongolia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Congo
1.88 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia
2.08 billion tonnes
in 2024
Congo rank
101st
Mongolia rank
100th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Congo
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 2.08 billion tonnes against 1.88 billion tonnes in Congo, a difference of 194.20 million tonnes.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 101st and Mongolia ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 345.87 million tonnes | 103.85 million tonnes | 242.03 million tonnes | Congo |
| 1960s | 831.74 million tonnes | 409.76 million tonnes | 421.98 million tonnes | Congo |
| 1970s | 956.75 million tonnes | 649.68 million tonnes | 307.07 million tonnes | Congo |
| 1980s | 1.04 billion tonnes | 920.80 million tonnes | 115.43 million tonnes | Congo |
| 1990s | 1.13 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | 41.01 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1.38 billion tonnes | 1.38 billion tonnes | 249,000 tonnes | Congo |
| 2010s | 1.64 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 28.74 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 1.83 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 156.26 million tonnes | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Congo or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 2.08 billion tonnes against 1.88 billion tonnes in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Congo and Mongolia?
- 194.20 million tonnes, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mongolia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Mongolia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Congo ranks 101st and Mongolia ranks 100th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.