Mongolia vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mongolia
2.43 billion tonnes
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.78 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia rank
59th
Papua New Guinea rank
57th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mongolia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.78 billion tonnes against 2.43 billion tonnes in Mongolia, a difference of 348.45 million tonnes.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 11 and Papua New Guinea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 52.69 million tonnes | -9.60 million tonnes | 62.29 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 149.46 million tonnes | -30.73 million tonnes | 180.20 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 250.24 million tonnes | -55.98 million tonnes | 306.21 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 372.15 million tonnes | -82.94 million tonnes | 455.09 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 528.71 million tonnes | 528.24 million tonnes | 466,155 tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 709.82 million tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 518.12 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 882.09 million tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 387.95 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 998.41 million tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 265.11 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.10 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 159.06 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 53.18 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 125.39 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 494.89 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 1.82 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | 630.18 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 1.37 billion tonnes | 654.11 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 2.18 billion tonnes | 1.67 billion tonnes | 512.23 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 2.31 billion tonnes | 2.03 billion tonnes | 270.13 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 54.43 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.43 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 296.52 million tonnes | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mongolia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.78 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 348.45 million tonnes, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mongolia ranks 59th and Papua New Guinea ranks 57th 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.