Italy vs Mongolia: Methane emissions
Italy
40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mongolia
42.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Italy rank
43rd
Mongolia rank
42nd
Methane emissions over time
- Italy
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 42.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Italy, a difference of 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Mongolia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 16.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1860s | 17.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1870s | 17.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1880s | 18.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1890s | 19.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1900s | 20.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1910s | 21.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1920s | 23.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1930s | 24.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1940s | 30.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1950s | 42.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1960s | 55.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1970s | 61.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1980s | 62.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1990s | 59.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2000s | 56.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2010s | 48.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2020s | 42.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Italy or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 42.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Italy and Mongolia?
- 1.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mongolia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Mongolia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Mongolia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.