Australia vs Mongolia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Australia
3,376 kilograms per person
in 2023
Mongolia
3,800 kilograms per person
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Mongolia rank
1st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time
- Australia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 3,800 kilograms per person against 3,376 kilograms per person in Australia, a difference of 424 kilograms per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Mongolia ranks 1st of 193 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,516 kilograms per person | 3,581 kilograms per person | 65.22 kilograms per person | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 3,296 kilograms per person | 3,340 kilograms per person | 44.45 kilograms per person | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 2,621 kilograms per person | 3,633 kilograms per person | 1,011 kilograms per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 2,252 kilograms per person | 3,817 kilograms per person | 1,565 kilograms per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector, Australia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 3,800 kilograms per person against 3,376 kilograms per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector between Australia and Mongolia?
- 424 kilograms per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mongolia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Mongolia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Mongolia ranks 1st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.