Mongolia vs Zambia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Mongolia
98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Mongolia rank
60th
Zambia rank
59th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Mongolia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mongolia, a difference of 823,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 | 19.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 21.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 32.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 39.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 46.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 31.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 22.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1940s | 17.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1950s | 70.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 56.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117,830 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 44.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1980s | 46.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1990s | 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2000s | 36.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2010s | 71.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 2020s | 91.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Mongolia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 98.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Mongolia and Zambia?
- 823,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 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 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.