Mongolia vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Mongolia
19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Mongolia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mongolia, a difference of 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Mongolia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 198 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1860s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1870s | 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1880s | 0.3371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1890s | 0.3507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1900s | 0.3631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 0.3662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 0.3581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1950s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 86.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 83.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 43.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 18.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Mongolia or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 23.56 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Mongolia and United Arab Emirates?
- 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Mongolia ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.