Mongolia vs Zambia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Mongolia
0.2%
in 2024
Zambia
0.2%
in 2024
Mongolia rank
60th
Zambia rank
59th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Mongolia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Mongolia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Mongolia and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Zambia rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 60th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.