Mongolia vs New Zealand: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Mongolia
4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand
2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Mongolia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand, a difference of 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.7 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Mongolia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 8 and New Zealand in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 0.6561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 0.8577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 6.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 4.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 4.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Mongolia or New Zealand?
- Mongolia, at 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Mongolia and New Zealand?
- 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and New Zealand rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.