Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
9th
of 197 countries
All-time high
21.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Mongolia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Mongolia stood at 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Mongolia peaked at 21.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Mongolia 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1852 | 0.3237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.3239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.3241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.3243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.3245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.3249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.3254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.3255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.3257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.3259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.3262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.3264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.3265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.3267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.3269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 0.3276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.3281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.3285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 0.3295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.3305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.3313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.3326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.3339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.3352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.3365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.3377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.3403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.3416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.3428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.3442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 0.3456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.3471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1894 | 0.3499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1895 | 0.3514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.3528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.3543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 0.3557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1901 | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.3606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.3616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 0.3626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 0.3657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.3667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.3678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.3675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.3669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.3664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.3659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1916 | 0.3653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.3643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.3638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1921 | 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1922 | 0.3622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1923 | 0.3618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1924 | 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1926 | 0.3605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1927 | 0.3601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.3597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1929 | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.3587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.3585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.3579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.3578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.3578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1942 | 0.3599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1943 | 0.3613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1944 | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1946 | 0.3524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 0.3472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1948 | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1949 | 0.3354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1950 | 0.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +126.6% |
| 1951 | 0.7655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 0.7716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.7724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.9904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.2% |
| 1955 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 1956 | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1957 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1958 | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +36.6% |
| 1959 | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.9% |
| 1960 | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1961 | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1962 | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +36.0% |
| 1963 | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -20.5% |
| 1964 | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.9% |
| 1965 | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.4% |
| 1979 | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +33.8% |
| 1986 | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 5.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 5.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.1% |
| 1992 | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 4.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 4.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 6.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 6.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +39.8% |
| 2012 | 17.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +30.7% |
| 2013 | 19.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 14.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -25.7% |
| 2015 | 11.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 13.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 17.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 20.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 21.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 16.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 16.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +30.4% |
| 2024 | 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 4.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 5.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +126.6% | 0.3354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2011 | +39.8% | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1958 | +36.6% | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1962 | +36.0% | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1985 | +33.8% | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2012 | +30.7% | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 6 Saudi Arabia 23.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 23.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 8 Oman 21.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 10 Australia 17.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 11 Palau 16.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 12 United States 16.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Mongolia?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Mongolia was 19.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Mongolia rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.