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