Methane emissions, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Methane emissions, per capita was 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
2nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
13.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
All-time low
3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Mongolia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for methane emissions, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 13.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 2nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 8.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 5.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 4.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.4% |
| 2006 | 4.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 5.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 8.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 8.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 8.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 8.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 10.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 11.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 11.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 10.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 10.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 13.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.0% |
| 2024 | 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 11.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 14.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +41.0% | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2005 | +28.4% | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
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 methane emissions, per capita in Mongolia?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Mongolia was 12.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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 Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.