Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 5.94 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Mongolia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 5.94 for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Mongolia peaked at 5.94 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.56, in 2011.
That places Mongolia 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.56 | — |
| 2012 | 4.83 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.87 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.91 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.96 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.12 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.29 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.46 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.68 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 5.76 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 5.84 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.7 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 5.83 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 5.94 | +1.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.94 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.94, 100% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.94 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.06, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 4.56 | 5.46 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.79 | 5.68 | 5.94 | 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 life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Mongolia?
- Life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Mongolia was 5.94 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.94 in 2025.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 in 2011.
- How does Mongolia rank for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 74th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.