Mongolia vs Pakistan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mongolia
2.43 billion tonnes
in 2024
Pakistan
2.82 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia rank
59th
Pakistan rank
56th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 2.82 billion tonnes against 2.43 billion tonnes in Mongolia, a difference of 392.35 million tonnes.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 59th and Pakistan ranks 56th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 10 and Pakistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 52.69 million tonnes | 723,193 tonnes | 51.97 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 149.46 million tonnes | -563,516 tonnes | 150.03 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 250.24 million tonnes | -6.16 million tonnes | 256.40 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 372.15 million tonnes | -16.08 million tonnes | 388.23 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 528.71 million tonnes | -29.06 million tonnes | 557.76 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 709.82 million tonnes | -37.31 million tonnes | 747.13 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 882.09 million tonnes | -1.73 million tonnes | 883.82 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 998.41 million tonnes | 129.03 million tonnes | 869.38 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 1.10 billion tonnes | 346.75 million tonnes | 749.47 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 788.31 million tonnes | 393.65 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | 177.44 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 2.19 billion tonnes | 579.78 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 1.82 billion tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | 580.36 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 594.17 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.18 billion tonnes | 2.64 billion tonnes | 452.03 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 2.31 billion tonnes | 2.77 billion tonnes | 460.18 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 2.83 billion tonnes | 432.60 million tonnes | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 2.43 billion tonnes | 2.85 billion tonnes | 426.95 million tonnes | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mongolia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 2.82 billion tonnes against 2.43 billion tonnes in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mongolia and Pakistan?
- 392.35 million tonnes, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Pakistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Pakistan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mongolia ranks 59th and Pakistan ranks 56th of 197 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 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.