Afghanistan vs Mongolia: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
25.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Mongolia
27.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
170th
Mongolia rank
167th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 27.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 25.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 170th and Mongolia ranks 167th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 14.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 8.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 12.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 12.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 16.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 23.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 18.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 24.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.4052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 27.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 25.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Mongolia?
- 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mongolia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mongolia rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 170th and Mongolia ranks 167th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.