Mongolia vs New Zealand: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Mongolia
4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand
2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Mongolia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand, a difference of 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.7 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 3.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 4.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.51 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, Mongolia or New Zealand?
- Mongolia, at 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Mongolia and New Zealand?
- 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and New Zealand rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd 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.