Mongolia vs Saudi Arabia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Mongolia
28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Mongolia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 13 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 29.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 29.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 32.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 47.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 47.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 57.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 57.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 65.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 65.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 43.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 30.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 26.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 23.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 81.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 77.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 51.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 30.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 31.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 24.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 23.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 14.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 23.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 26.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Mongolia, at 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Mongolia and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia 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 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.