Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
5th
of 199 countries
All-time high
103.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1958
All-time low
9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas 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
Mongolia recorded 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia peaked at 103.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1958 and was at its lowest, 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 5th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 28.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 28.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 29.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1853 | 29.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 29.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 29.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 29.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 29.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 29.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1859 | 29.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1860 | 29.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 29.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 29.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 29.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 29.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1865 | 29.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 29.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 29.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 30.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 30.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 30.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1871 | 31.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1872 | 32.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1873 | 32.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 32.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1875 | 32.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 33.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1877 | 33.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 33.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 33.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1880 | 38.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.5% |
| 1881 | 42.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1882 | 44.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1883 | 46.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1884 | 47.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1885 | 48.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1886 | 50.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1887 | 51.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1888 | 52.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1889 | 52.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1891 | 55.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1892 | 56.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1893 | 57.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1894 | 57.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 58.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 58.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1897 | 59.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 59.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 60.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 62.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1901 | 63.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 64.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 64.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1904 | 65.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1905 | 65.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 66.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1907 | 66.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 67.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 67.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 58.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.7% |
| 1911 | 51.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 1912 | 47.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1913 | 45.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1914 | 43.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1915 | 40.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1916 | 38.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1917 | 37.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1918 | 35.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1919 | 34.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1920 | 33.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1921 | 33.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1922 | 32.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1923 | 31.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1924 | 31.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1925 | 30.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1926 | 29.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 29.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1928 | 28.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1929 | 27.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 1930 | 28.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1931 | 27.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1932 | 28.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1933 | 26.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1934 | 26.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1935 | 26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 25.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1937 | 25.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1938 | 25.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1939 | 25.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1940 | 24.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1941 | 23.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1942 | 23.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1943 | 23.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1944 | 22.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1945 | 22.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 23.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 22.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1948 | 23.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1949 | 22.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1950 | 42.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +87.0% |
| 1951 | 58.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +35.4% |
| 1952 | 67.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.6% |
| 1953 | 74.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.2% |
| 1954 | 80.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1955 | 89.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.0% |
| 1956 | 97.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.8% |
| 1957 | 102.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 103.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 96.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1960 | 73.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.3% |
| 1961 | 68.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1962 | 58.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.6% |
| 1963 | 58.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 53.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 48.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 44.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 39.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 37.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 35.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 34.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 32.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 32.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 32.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 31.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 28.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 29.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 28.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 26.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 25.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 25.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 26.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1983 | 25.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 23.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 23.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 23.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 24.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 24.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 23.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 23.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 23.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 19.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 16.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 15.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 35.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +132.6% |
| 1997 | 37.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 26.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -29.1% |
| 1999 | 24.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 24.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 20.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -36.2% |
| 2003 | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 12.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 13.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 14.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 15.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 16.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 20.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.7% |
| 2012 | 24.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 27.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 22.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 20.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 22.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 26.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 28.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 29.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 26.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 24.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 24.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 29.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 5.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 28.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 5.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita greenhouse gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +132.6% | 15.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1950 | +87.0% | 22.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2002 | -36.2% | 20.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1951 | +35.4% | 42.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 58.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1998 | -29.1% | 37.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2003 | -27.0% | 13.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 29.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 29.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 32.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 30.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 47.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 38.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 52.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 57.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 54.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 60.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 65.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 62.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 67.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 43.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 58.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 30.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 27.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 33.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 26.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 23.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 81.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 42.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 103.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 35.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 73.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 34.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 26.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 37.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 29.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 2 Bahrain 39.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 3 Kuwait 34.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 4 Brunei 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 27.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 24.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 23.77 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia was 28.26 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 greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 103.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1958.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 5th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 greenhouse gas 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.