Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Mongolia
Mongolia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 1.54 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Mongolia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.54 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Mongolia peaked at 1.55 tonnes per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Mongolia ranks 111th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2231 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.5313 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5508 tonnes per person | 0.501 tonnes per person | 0.6096 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8186 tonnes per person | 0.6336 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.4767 tonnes per person | 1.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6009 tonnes per person | 0.4094 tonnes per person | 1.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6878 tonnes per person | 0.5136 tonnes per person | 0.9329 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 0.8962 tonnes per person | 1.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Mongolia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Population, total 3.57 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Urban population 2.54 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 12.86 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 861.45 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 12.86 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 12.86 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Mongolia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Mongolia was 1.54 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Mongolia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Mongolia ranks 111th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.