Kuwait vs Mongolia: Per capita methane emissions
Kuwait
8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia
12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
3rd
Mongolia rank
2nd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait, a difference of 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Mongolia ranks 2nd of 199 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 | 0.4622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 0.4689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 0.4523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 0.3477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 0.295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 0.2627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 0.2463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 66.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 59.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 81.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 74.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 33.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 14.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 10.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Kuwait or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Kuwait and Mongolia?
- 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia 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 methane emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd and Mongolia ranks 2nd of 199 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 methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.