Mongolia vs Palau: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Mongolia
19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau
16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
9th
Palau rank
11th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Mongolia
- Palau
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau, a difference of 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Palau ahead.
Mongolia ranks 9th and Palau ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 18.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 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, Mongolia or Palau?
- Mongolia, at 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Palau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Mongolia and Palau?
- 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Palau?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Palau rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 9th and Palau ranks 11th 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.