Kuwait vs Mongolia: Share of global methane emissions
Kuwait
0.4%
in 2024
Mongolia
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
45th
Mongolia rank
42nd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Kuwait
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mongolia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 45th and Mongolia ranks 42nd of 201 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 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Kuwait or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Kuwait and Mongolia?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global methane emissions?
- Kuwait ranks 45th and Mongolia ranks 42nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.