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
Latest (2024)
1.57 million tonnes
Change on year
down 23.3%
World rank
91st
of 197 countries
All-time high
41.69 million tonnes
in 1959
All-time low
180,342 tonnes
in 2018
Years of data
175
1850–2024
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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 9.54 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 9.50 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 9.57 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 9.60 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1854 | 9.58 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 9.54 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 9.72 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1857 | 9.68 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 9.74 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 9.56 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1860 | 9.65 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1861 | 9.73 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 9.70 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 9.72 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 9.73 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 9.78 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 9.69 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 9.71 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 9.79 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 9.76 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 10.07 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1871 | 10.21 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1872 | 10.30 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 10.27 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1874 | 10.42 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 10.54 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1876 | 10.70 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1877 | 10.72 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 10.77 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 10.84 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 12.16 million tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1881 | 12.84 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1882 | 13.10 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1883 | 13.48 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1884 | 13.58 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 14.19 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1886 | 14.83 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1887 | 15.10 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1888 | 15.58 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1889 | 15.56 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 15.85 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1891 | 16.03 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1892 | 16.31 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 16.56 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 16.56 million tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 16.77 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 16.83 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 16.88 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 16.97 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 17.17 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 18.42 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1901 | 18.77 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1902 | 18.94 million tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 19.04 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1904 | 19.44 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1905 | 19.56 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 19.97 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1907 | 20.09 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 20.20 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1909 | 20.29 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 17.41 million tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1911 | 16.43 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 1912 | 15.69 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1913 | 15.01 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1914 | 14.20 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1915 | 13.44 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1916 | 12.93 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1917 | 12.29 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1918 | 11.88 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 1919 | 11.39 million tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1920 | 11.34 million tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 11.13 million tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1922 | 10.90 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1923 | 10.56 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1924 | 10.42 million tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1925 | 10.01 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1926 | 9.99 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 9.80 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1928 | 9.74 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 9.07 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 1930 | 10.14 million tonnes | +11.8% |
| 1931 | 9.78 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1932 | 9.95 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 9.73 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1934 | 9.21 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1935 | 9.32 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 9.48 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 9.65 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 9.38 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1939 | 9.13 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1940 | 8.45 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1941 | 8.15 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 1942 | 8.04 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1943 | 7.89 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1944 | 7.72 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1945 | 7.49 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1946 | 7.54 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 6.93 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 1948 | 7.18 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 7.01 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 10.61 million tonnes | +51.4% |
| 1951 | 12.34 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1952 | 14.39 million tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1953 | 16.47 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1954 | 18.31 million tonnes | +11.2% |
| 1955 | 21.62 million tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1956 | 29.67 million tonnes | +37.3% |
| 1957 | 34.88 million tonnes | +17.5% |
| 1958 | 41.61 million tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1959 | 41.69 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 28.76 million tonnes | -31.0% |
| 1961 | 32.48 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1962 | 26.87 million tonnes | -17.3% |
| 1963 | 31.23 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1964 | 28.09 million tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 25.98 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 23.20 million tonnes | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 20.45 million tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1968 | 19.02 million tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 18.97 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 19.78 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 17.86 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 18.49 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 18.59 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 18.97 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 18.50 million tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 24.83 million tonnes | +34.2% |
| 1977 | 23.21 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 20.66 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1979 | 20.45 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 21.01 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 21.14 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 23.82 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 21.64 million tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 20.37 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 17.73 million tonnes | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 18.48 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 18.63 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 17.83 million tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 16.50 million tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 16.12 million tonnes | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 16.13 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 12.23 million tonnes | -24.2% |
| 1993 | 10.55 million tonnes | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 9.73 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 8.99 million tonnes | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 14.18 million tonnes | +57.7% |
| 1997 | 18.93 million tonnes | +33.5% |
| 1998 | 14.47 million tonnes | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 14.37 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 20.71 million tonnes | +44.2% |
| 2001 | 16.02 million tonnes | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 7.37 million tonnes | -54.0% |
| 2003 | 5.74 million tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 5.56 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 6.23 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 5.71 million tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 7.39 million tonnes | +29.4% |
| 2008 | 10.94 million tonnes | +47.9% |
| 2009 | 10.24 million tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 11.96 million tonnes | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 11.30 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 8.98 million tonnes | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 9.09 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 9.12 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.11 million tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 7.71 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.44 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 180,342 tonnes | -97.6% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million tonnes | +1064.4% |
| 2020 | 2.49 million tonnes | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 3.26 million tonnes | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 2.58 million tonnes | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 2.04 million tonnes | -20.9% |
| 2024 | 1.57 million tonnes | -23.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.57 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes, 1097.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.57 million tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.66 million tonnes, 59% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1064.4% | 180,342 tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes |
| 2018 | -97.6% | 7.44 million tonnes | 180,342 tonnes |
| 1996 | +57.7% | 8.99 million tonnes | 14.18 million tonnes |
| 2002 | -54.0% | 16.02 million tonnes | 7.37 million tonnes |
| 1950 | +51.4% | 7.01 million tonnes | 10.61 million tonnes |
| 2008 | +47.9% | 7.39 million tonnes | 10.94 million tonnes |
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
- 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 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.