Americas vs Mongolia: Energy — Emissions per capita

Americas
7.24 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Mongolia
19.13 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Americas rank
10th
Mongolia rank
9th

Energy — Emissions per capita over time

  • Americas
  • Mongolia
5101520199020062023

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 19.13 t CO2eq/cap against 7.24 t CO2eq/cap in Americas, a difference of 11.89 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 2.6 times Americas's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 10th and Mongolia ranks 9th of 34 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Mongolia Difference Ahead
1990s 9.43 t CO2eq/cap 4.2 t CO2eq/cap 5.24 t CO2eq/cap Americas
2000s 9.37 t CO2eq/cap 4.42 t CO2eq/cap 4.95 t CO2eq/cap Americas
2010s 8.21 t CO2eq/cap 15.55 t CO2eq/cap 7.34 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia
2020s 7.22 t CO2eq/cap 16.55 t CO2eq/cap 9.32 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions per capita, Americas or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 19.13 t CO2eq/cap against 7.24 t CO2eq/cap in Americas as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions per capita between Americas and Mongolia?
11.89 t CO2eq/cap, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Mongolia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and Mongolia rank globally for energy — emissions per capita?
Americas ranks 10th and Mongolia ranks 9th of 34 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — 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

Indicator
Energy — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 7,974 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.