Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 66.7% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mongolia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 66.7% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mongolia peaked at 82.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2010.
That places Mongolia 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.1% | — |
| 1991 | 69.2% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 71.4% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 82.8% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 79.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | -38.7% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +84.7% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +7.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 66.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 66.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.6%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +84.7% | 32.4% | 59.8% |
| 2006 | -38.7% | 73.5% | 45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.1% | 69.2% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 39.9% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 32.4% | 66.7% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mongolia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Mongolia was 66.7% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Mongolia ranks 72nd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.