Mongolia vs Uruguay: Methane emissions, per capita
Mongolia
12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
5th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Mongolia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.6 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 11.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.9 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, Mongolia or Uruguay?
- Mongolia, at 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Mongolia and Uruguay?
- 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Uruguay rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th 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.