Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Mongolia
Mongolia: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 13.31 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mongolia is 13.31 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mongolia peaked at 46.5 tonnes per person in 1958 and was at its lowest, 5.42 tonnes per person, in 2003.
Mongolia ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.4 tonnes per person | 13.94 tonnes per person | 46.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.99 tonnes per person | 17.15 tonnes per person | 33.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.5 tonnes per person | 15.16 tonnes per person | 19.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.87 tonnes per person | 12.69 tonnes per person | 17.1 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.72 tonnes per person | 7.21 tonnes per person | 12.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.46 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | 11.46 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.34 tonnes per person | 9.53 tonnes per person | 18.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.98 tonnes per person | 11.75 tonnes per person | 13.66 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 including land-use change in Mongolia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Mongolia was 13.31 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 including land-use change recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5 tonnes per person in 1958.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 tonnes per person in 2003.
- How does Mongolia rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Mongolia ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.