Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) was 0.4611 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4611
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
7th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.6324
in 2000
All-time low
0.4045
in 2015
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP in Mongolia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.4611 for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Mongolia peaked at 0.6324 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4045, in 2015.
That places Mongolia 7th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6324 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6037 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6119 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5521 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5187 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5623 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5838 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.562 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5188 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5582 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5433 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.51 | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4952 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4775 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4341 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4045 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4186 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4249 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4312 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.439 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4197 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4517 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4501 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4611 | +2.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.4611 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1607, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.4611 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1841, 2.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5704 | 0.5187 | 0.6324 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4578 | 0.4045 | 0.5433 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4456 | 0.4197 | 0.4611 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.5663 compare
- 5 Libya 0.5278 compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.471 compare
- 8 Kuwait 0.4387 compare
- 9 South Africa 0.4213 compare
- 10 Oman 0.4084 compare
More climate change data for Mongolia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,940 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 461.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 64.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2444 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Mongolia?
- Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp in Mongolia was 0.4611 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6324 in 2000.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4045 in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
- Mongolia ranks 7th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).