emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 0.1841 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Mongolia is 0.1841 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.4407 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1966.
Mongolia ranks 200th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.089 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0963 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0851 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0879 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0818 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0817 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0853 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0844 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0856 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1001 tonnes per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0952 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.091 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0962 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1035 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1084 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1249 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1481 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1538 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1585 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1558 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1549 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1601 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1204 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1985 | 0.345 tonnes per square kilometre | +186.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3392 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3736 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3895 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3671 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2867 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2584 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2248 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2094 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2344 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2296 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2481 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2338 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2115 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2299 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.256 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2733 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2788 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2968 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3192 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3527 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3847 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4407 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3542 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2915 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3013 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3249 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2986 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2859 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2637 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2309 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.217 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2126 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2235 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.202 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1943 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1841 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.1841 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.1841 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.29 tonnes per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre 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 | +186.5% | 0.1204 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.345 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0856 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0963 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1107 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0856 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1538 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2564 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1204 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3895 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2496 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2094 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3596 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3186 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2299 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4407 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.265 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2126 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3249 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1935 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1841 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.202 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 197 Mauritania 0.2108 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 198 Australia 0.2028 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 199 Solomon Islands 0.2016 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 201 Namibia 0.1834 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 202 Suriname 0.1538 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 0.0534 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.1841 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4407 tonnes per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0791 tonnes per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Mongolia rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 200th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.