Mongolia vs Uzbekistan: Nitrous oxide emissions
Mongolia
14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uzbekistan
15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mongolia rank
40th
Uzbekistan rank
37th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mongolia
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mongolia, a difference of 935,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Mongolia ranks 40th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 5 and Uzbekistan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 327,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 610,272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 283,043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1860s | 348,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 651,569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1870s | 440,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1880s | 583,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1890s | 723,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 456,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1900s | 919,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 327,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1910s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 277,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1920s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1930s | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 307,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 7.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 896,257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1980s | 8.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 1990s | 8.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 9.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 636,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 11.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 14.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Mongolia or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Mongolia and Uzbekistan?
- 935,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Uzbekistan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Uzbekistan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 40th and Uzbekistan ranks 37th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.