Mongolia vs Sweden: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Mongolia
2.43 billion tonnes
in 2024
Sweden
2.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mongolia rank
59th
Sweden rank
60th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Mongolia
- Sweden
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 2.43 billion tonnes against 2.42 billion tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 7.33 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Mongolia ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 52.69 million tonnes | 148.75 million tonnes | 96.06 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1860s | 149.46 million tonnes | 438.14 million tonnes | 288.68 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1870s | 250.24 million tonnes | 758.31 million tonnes | 508.08 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1880s | 372.15 million tonnes | 1.09 billion tonnes | 714.32 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1890s | 528.71 million tonnes | 1.41 billion tonnes | 876.43 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1900s | 709.82 million tonnes | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1910s | 882.09 million tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 1.19 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1920s | 998.41 million tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 1.39 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.10 billion tonnes | 2.66 billion tonnes | 1.56 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.18 billion tonnes | 2.87 billion tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.32 billion tonnes | 3.04 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 2.86 billion tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.82 billion tonnes | 2.61 billion tonnes | 791.01 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.03 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 418.92 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.18 billion tonnes | 2.34 billion tonnes | 155.62 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.31 billion tonnes | 2.31 billion tonnes | 8.51 million tonnes | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 40.45 million tonnes | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 2.43 billion tonnes | 2.41 billion tonnes | 20.51 million tonnes | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Mongolia or Sweden?
- Mongolia, at 2.43 billion tonnes against 2.42 billion tonnes in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Mongolia and Sweden?
- 7.33 million tonnes, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Sweden rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mongolia ranks 59th and Sweden ranks 60th 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.