Kuwait vs Mongolia: Methane emissions, per capita
Kuwait
8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia
12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Mongolia rank
2nd
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait, a difference of 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Mongolia ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 6 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 74.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 33.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Kuwait or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Kuwait and Mongolia?
- 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mongolia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Mongolia rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Mongolia ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.