Mongolia vs Zambia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Mongolia
0.5%
in 2024
Zambia
0.5%
in 2024
Mongolia rank
40th
Zambia rank
41st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mongolia
- Zambia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 41st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Mongolia or Zambia?
- Mongolia, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Mongolia and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Mongolia 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 nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 41st 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 nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.