Mongolia vs Zambia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Mongolia
14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
14.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mongolia rank
40th
Zambia rank
41st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mongolia
- Zambia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia, a difference of 572,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 41st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 327,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1860s | 348,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 500,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1870s | 440,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 624,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1880s | 583,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 815,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1890s | 723,078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 924,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1900s | 919,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1910s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1920s | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1930s | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1940s | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1950s | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1960s | 7.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 261,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1980s | 8.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 8.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2000s | 9.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2010s | 11.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 767,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2020s | 14.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 668,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Mongolia or Zambia?
- Mongolia, at 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Mongolia and Zambia?
- 572,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Zambia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 41st 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.