emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0835 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mongolia, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mongolia stood at 0.0835 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.2903 tonnes per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0835 tonnes per person, in 2022.
That places Mongolia 31st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1417 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1364 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1431 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1229 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1236 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1119 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1052 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1057 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1073 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1035 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1023 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1165 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1078 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1002 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.103 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1076 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1095 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1226 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1416 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1433 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1442 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1383 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1342 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1354 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0994 tonnes per person | -26.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2778 tonnes per person | +179.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2663 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2858 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2903 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2674 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2651 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2049 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1845 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1607 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1994 | 0.148 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.163 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1572 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1675 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1557 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1389 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1489 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1638 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1727 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1748 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1839 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1956 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.214 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2303 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2597 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.205 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1658 tonnes per person | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1684 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1782 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1604 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1503 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1357 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1164 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1073 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1032 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1065 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0945 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0895 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0835 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0835 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0835 tonnes per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0278 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +179.5% | 0.0994 tonnes per person | 0.2778 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1201 tonnes per person | 0.1035 tonnes per person | 0.1431 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1154 tonnes per person | 0.1002 tonnes per person | 0.1433 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2039 tonnes per person | 0.0994 tonnes per person | 0.2903 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1745 tonnes per person | 0.1389 tonnes per person | 0.2651 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1949 tonnes per person | 0.1489 tonnes per person | 0.2597 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1392 tonnes per person | 0.1032 tonnes per person | 0.1782 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0892 tonnes per person | 0.0835 tonnes per person | 0.0945 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mongolia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Mongolia was 0.0835 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2903 tonnes per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0835 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 31st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.