Mongolia vs Palau: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Mongolia
13.31 tonnes per person
in 2024
Palau
12.76 tonnes per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
15th
Palau rank
16th

Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Mongolia
  • Palau
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 13.31 tonnes per person against 12.76 tonnes per person in Palau, a difference of 0.55 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 15th and Palau ranks 16th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Palau Difference Ahead
1950s 38.59 tonnes per person 1.5 tonnes per person 37.09 tonnes per person Mongolia
1960s 24.99 tonnes per person 6.1 tonnes per person 18.89 tonnes per person Mongolia
1970s 16.5 tonnes per person 12.71 tonnes per person 3.79 tonnes per person Mongolia
1980s 14.87 tonnes per person 12.39 tonnes per person 2.48 tonnes per person Mongolia
1990s 9.72 tonnes per person 12.1 tonnes per person 2.38 tonnes per person Palau
2000s 7.46 tonnes per person 11.13 tonnes per person 3.67 tonnes per person Palau
2010s 13.34 tonnes per person 12.01 tonnes per person 1.33 tonnes per person Mongolia
2020s 12.98 tonnes per person 12.16 tonnes per person 0.8175 tonnes per person Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Mongolia or Palau?
Mongolia, at 13.31 tonnes per person against 12.76 tonnes per person in Palau as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Mongolia and Palau?
0.55 tonnes per person, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Palau?
70 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2024.
How do Mongolia and Palau rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Mongolia ranks 15th and Palau ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 20,897 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.