Consumption-based carbon intensity in Mongolia
Mongolia: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.8142 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Mongolia, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for consumption-based carbon intensity in Mongolia is 0.8142 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Mongolia peaked at 2.25 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6332 kilograms per international-$, in 2015.
Mongolia ranks 2nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 kilograms per international-$ | 1.05 kilograms per international-$ | 2.25 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6789 kilograms per international-$ | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8834 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6332 kilograms per international-$ | 1.3 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8317 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7866 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8944 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Mongolia?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Mongolia was 0.8142 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6332 kilograms per international-$ in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Mongolia ranks 2nd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).