Hong Kong vs Mongolia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Hong Kong
0.1%
in 2024
Mongolia
0.1%
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
46th
Mongolia rank
49th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Hong Kong
- Mongolia
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 46th and Mongolia ranks 49th of 179 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 5 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Hong Kong or Mongolia?
- Hong Kong, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Hong Kong and Mongolia?
- 0.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Mongolia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Mongolia rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Hong Kong ranks 46th and Mongolia ranks 49th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.