Botswana vs Mongolia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Botswana
3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
2nd
Mongolia rank
1st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana, a difference of 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.
Botswana ranks 2nd and Mongolia ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Botswana or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Botswana and Mongolia?
- 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mongolia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mongolia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and Mongolia ranks 1st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.