Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 10.67 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Mongolia is 10.67 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Mongolia peaked at 15.32 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.53 tonnes per person, in 1994.
Mongolia ranks 20th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 tonnes per person | 2.53 tonnes per person | 4.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 tonnes per person | 3.01 tonnes per person | 5.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.35 tonnes per person | 5.52 tonnes per person | 15.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.72 tonnes per person | 10.05 tonnes per person | 11.41 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Mongolia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Mongolia was 10.67 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.32 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.53 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Mongolia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 20th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.