South Korea vs Mongolia: Methane emissions

South Korea
39.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mongolia
42.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Korea rank
44th
Mongolia rank
42nd

Methane emissions over time

  • South Korea
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 42.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Korea, a difference of 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 44th and Mongolia ranks 42nd of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 17 and Mongolia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Mongolia Difference Ahead
1850s 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1860s 7.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1870s 7.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1880s 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1890s 7.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1900s 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1910s 8.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1920s 10.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1930s 12.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1940s 16.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1950s 16.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1960s 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1970s 23.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1980s 31.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
1990s 29.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
2000s 28.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
2010s 28.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 513,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents South Korea
2020s 36.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, South Korea or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 42.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between South Korea and Mongolia?
2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Mongolia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Mongolia rank globally for methane emissions?
South Korea ranks 44th 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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Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.