Kuwait vs Mongolia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Kuwait
34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia
28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Mongolia rank
5th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Mongolia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mongolia, a difference of 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Mongolia ranks 5th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 7 and Mongolia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 0.7053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 0.7344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 0.7538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 47.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 46.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 0.7341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 57.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 57.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 0.7099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 65.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 64.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 0.6817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 0.6785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 0.7074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 12.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 73.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 81.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 124.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 51.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 72.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 54.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 26.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 77.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 53.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 46.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 36.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 32.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Kuwait or Mongolia?
- Kuwait, at 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 28.26 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 Kuwait and Mongolia?
- 6.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mongolia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Mongolia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Mongolia ranks 5th of 198 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.