Mongolia vs South America: Other — Emissions per capita

Mongolia
0.06 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
South America
0.02 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Mongolia rank
13th
South America rank
11th

Other — Emissions per capita over time

  • Mongolia
  • South America
0.020.030.040.050.06199020062023

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.06 t CO2eq/cap against 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in South America, a difference of 0.04 t CO2eq/cap.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 3.0 times South America's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 13th and South America ranks 11th of 185 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia South America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.046 t CO2eq/cap 0.03 t CO2eq/cap 0.016 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia
2000s 0.042 t CO2eq/cap 0.028 t CO2eq/cap 0.014 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia
2010s 0.045 t CO2eq/cap 0.026 t CO2eq/cap 0.019 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia
2020s 0.0425 t CO2eq/cap 0.0225 t CO2eq/cap 0.02 t CO2eq/cap Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions per capita, Mongolia or South America?
Mongolia, at 0.06 t CO2eq/cap against 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in South America as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions per capita between Mongolia and South America?
0.04 t CO2eq/cap, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and South America rank globally for other — emissions per capita?
Mongolia ranks 13th and South America ranks 11th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,906 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.