Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mongolia
Mongolia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Mongolia, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mongolia is 0.9026 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mongolia peaked at 2.79 kilograms per international-$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.5042 kilograms per international-$, in 1953.
That places Mongolia 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.888 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5042 kilograms per international-$ | 1.64 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.71 kilograms per international-$ | 1.49 kilograms per international-$ | 2.02 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.09 kilograms per international-$ | 1.86 kilograms per international-$ | 2.49 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3 kilograms per international-$ | 1.82 kilograms per international-$ | 2.59 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 kilograms per international-$ | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | 2.79 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7923 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6317 kilograms per international-$ | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9049 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6273 kilograms per international-$ | 1.29 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9192 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8432 kilograms per international-$ | 1.01 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 1 North Korea 1.39 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 2 Turkmenistan 1.05 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0.9995 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 5 Venezuela 0.7244 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 6 Libya 0.6449 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 7 Bahrain 0.6436 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mongolia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Mongolia was 0.9026 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 kilograms per international-$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5042 kilograms per international-$ in 1953.
- How does Mongolia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Mongolia ranks 4th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).