Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Mongolia

Mongolia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 22,193 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
22,193 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 221 countries
All-time high
22,572 kt
in 2015
All-time low
22,193 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Mongolia, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 22.2k kt1991: 22.2k kt1992: 22.2k kt1993: 22.2k kt1994: 22.2k kt1995: 22.2k kt1996: 22.2k kt1997: 22.3k kt1998: 22.3k kt1999: 22.3k kt2000: 22.4k kt2001: 22.3k kt2002: 22.3k kt2003: 22.3k kt2004: 22.4k kt2005: 22.4k kt2006: 22.4k kt2007: 22.5k kt2008: 22.4k kt2009: 22.5k kt2010: 22.5k kt2011: 22.5k kt2012: 22.6k kt2013: 22.6k kt2014: 22.6k kt2015: 22.6k kt2016: 22.4k kt2017: 22.3k kt2018: 22.3k kt2019: 22.3k kt2020: 22.3k kt2021: 22.2k kt2022: 22.2k kt2023: 22.2k kt2024: 22.2k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Mongolia is 22,193 kt, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Mongolia peaked at 22,572 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22,193 kt, in 2022.

Mongolia ranks 10th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Mongolia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 22,197 kt —
1991 22,197 kt +0.0%
1992 22,197 kt +0.0%
1993 22,196 kt -0.0%
1994 22,194 kt -0.0%
1995 22,208 kt +0.1%
1996 22,234 kt +0.1%
1997 22,276 kt +0.2%
1998 22,308 kt +0.1%
1999 22,336 kt +0.1%
2000 22,350 kt +0.1%
2001 22,320 kt -0.1%
2002 22,320 kt +0.0%
2003 22,331 kt +0.0%
2004 22,390 kt +0.3%
2005 22,403 kt +0.1%
2006 22,423 kt +0.1%
2007 22,451 kt +0.1%
2008 22,444 kt -0.0%
2009 22,466 kt +0.1%
2010 22,472 kt +0.0%
2011 22,532 kt +0.3%
2012 22,551 kt +0.1%
2013 22,567 kt +0.1%
2014 22,572 kt +0.0%
2015 22,572 kt +0.0%
2016 22,388 kt -0.8%
2017 22,323 kt -0.3%
2018 22,314 kt -0.0%
2019 22,265 kt -0.2%
2020 22,274 kt +0.0%
2021 22,209 kt -0.3%
2022 22,193 kt -0.1%
2023 22,193 kt +0.0%
2024 22,193 kt +0.0%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 22,193 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6214 kt, 35718.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,234 kt 22,194 kt 22,336 kt 10
2000s 22,390 kt 22,320 kt 22,466 kt 10
2010s 22,456 kt 22,265 kt 22,572 kt 10
2020s 22,212 kt 22,193 kt 22,274 kt 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 7 Poland 28,289 kt compare
  2. 7 Viet Nam 3,820 kt compare
  3. 8 Germany 27,549 kt compare
  4. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,602 kt compare
  5. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 469.36 kt compare
  6. 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26,293 kt compare
  7. 10 Republic of Moldova 193.72 kt compare
  8. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 147.81 kt compare
  9. 11 Papua New Guinea 22,096 kt compare
  10. 12 Türkiye 3.18 kt compare
  11. 12 Ukraine 19,358 kt compare
  12. 13 Bangladesh 17,384 kt compare
  13. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 kt
  14. 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt
  15. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 kt
  16. 13 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
  17. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
  18. 13 Timor-Leste 0 kt
  19. 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
  20. 13 Micronesia 0 kt
  21. 13 Polynesia 0 kt

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Mongolia?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Mongolia was 22,193 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 22,572 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 22,193 kt in 2022.
How does Mongolia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Mongolia ranks 10th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.