Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity was 816.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 816.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mongolia peaked at 910.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000 and was at its lowest, 802.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 907.47 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 898.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 910.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 867.85 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 812.68 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 893.52 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 811.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 802.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 816.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 7 Brunei 892.09 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 8 Botswana 851.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 9 Libya 826.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 805.32 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 12 Congo 716.12 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
- 13 Syria 706.19 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour compare
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 lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mongolia?
- Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity in Mongolia was 816.31 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 910.35 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2000.
- What is the lowest lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 802.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Mongolia ranks 10th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.