Cambodia vs Mongolia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Cambodia
91.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mongolia
98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cambodia rank
63rd
Mongolia rank
60th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Cambodia
  • Mongolia
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 91.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cambodia, a difference of 6.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 63rd and Mongolia ranks 60th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 9 and Mongolia in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Mongolia Difference Ahead
1850s 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1860s 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1870s 8.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1880s 10.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 21.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1890s 12.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1900s 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1910s 15.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 31.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1920s 28.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia
1930s 37.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia
1940s 47.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia
1950s 85.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 70.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia
1960s 54.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1970s 21.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 44.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia
1980s 73.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 46.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia
1990s 55.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 313,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia
2000s 59.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia
2010s 85.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 71.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia
2020s 91.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 91.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 712,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Cambodia or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 91.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Cambodia and Mongolia?
6.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Mongolia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Mongolia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Cambodia ranks 63rd and Mongolia ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.