Mongolia vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Mongolia
19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Mongolia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mongolia, a difference of 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 8 and Saudi Arabia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 0.3371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 0.3507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 0.3631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 0.3662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 0.3581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 18.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Mongolia and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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.