Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mongolia
Mongolia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.57 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mongolia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.57 million tonnes for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.3% on the previous year and down 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mongolia peaked at 41.69 million tonnes in 1959 and was at its lowest, 180,342 tonnes, in 2018.
That places Mongolia 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 9.60 million tonnes | 9.50 million tonnes | 9.74 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.73 million tonnes | 9.65 million tonnes | 9.79 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 10.48 million tonnes | 10.07 million tonnes | 10.84 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 14.04 million tonnes | 12.16 million tonnes | 15.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 16.59 million tonnes | 15.85 million tonnes | 17.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 19.47 million tonnes | 18.42 million tonnes | 20.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 14.07 million tonnes | 11.39 million tonnes | 17.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.30 million tonnes | 9.07 million tonnes | 11.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.58 million tonnes | 9.13 million tonnes | 10.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.64 million tonnes | 6.93 million tonnes | 8.45 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 24.16 million tonnes | 10.61 million tonnes | 41.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.51 million tonnes | 18.97 million tonnes | 32.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.13 million tonnes | 17.86 million tonnes | 24.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.71 million tonnes | 16.50 million tonnes | 23.82 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.57 million tonnes | 8.99 million tonnes | 18.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | 20.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.60 million tonnes | 180,342 tonnes | 11.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million tonnes | 1.57 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mongolia?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Mongolia was 1.57 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.69 million tonnes in 1959.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,342 tonnes in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Mongolia ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.