Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.4659 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia stood at 0.4659.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia peaked at 1.17 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4262, in 2015.
Mongolia ranks 9th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.871 | 0.6299 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5932 | 0.5327 | 0.6506 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.489 | 0.4262 | 0.5725 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4752 | 0.4572 | 0.4972 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Mongolia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 3.57 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 2.54 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.86 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 861.45 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.86 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.86 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia was 0.4659 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4262 in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 9th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.