Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Mongolia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Mongolia
1.7 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
1st
Mongolia rank
4th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1.7 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.8021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Mongolia ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Mongolia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8204 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 3.62 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.8 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mongolia
1990s 0.9442 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 3.17 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.23 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mongolia
2000s 0.914 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.16 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.25 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mongolia
2010s 0.8987 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.78 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8812 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mongolia
2020s 0.9238 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.73 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.8059 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 1.7 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mongolia?
0.8021 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mongolia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Mongolia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 1st and Mongolia ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.