Australia vs Mongolia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Australia
17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia
19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
Mongolia rank
9th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia, a difference of 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Mongolia ranks 9th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Mongolia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 2.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1890s | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1900s | 4.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1910s | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1920s | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1930s | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1940s | 7.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1950s | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1960s | 12.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 15.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 17.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 20.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 22.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 20.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 17.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Australia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Australia and Mongolia?
- 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mongolia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Mongolia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 10th and Mongolia ranks 9th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.