Per capita methane emissions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Per capita methane emissions was 12.21 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.21
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.83
in 2023
All-time low
3.3
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Mongolia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Mongolia stood at 12.21.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Mongolia peaked at 13.83 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.12 | — |
| 1851 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 6.12 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 6.13 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 6.13 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 6.13 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 6.13 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 6.13 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 6.13 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 6.14 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 6.14 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 6.14 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 6.14 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 6.14 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 6.14 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 6.15 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 6.15 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 6.15 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 6.15 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 6.15 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 6.16 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 6.17 | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 6.18 | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 6.18 | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 6.19 | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 6.2 | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 6.2 | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 6.21 | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 6.22 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 6.23 | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 6.28 | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 6.33 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 6.38 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 6.43 | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 6.48 | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 6.53 | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 6.58 | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 6.64 | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 6.69 | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 6.74 | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 6.79 | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 6.85 | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 6.9 | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 6.96 | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 7.01 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 7.07 | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 7.12 | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 7.18 | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 7.23 | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 7.28 | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 7.34 | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 7.39 | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 7.44 | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 7.48 | +0.7% |
| 1905 | 7.53 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 7.58 | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 7.63 | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 7.67 | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 7.72 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 7.78 | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 7.73 | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 7.69 | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 7.65 | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 7.61 | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 7.57 | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 7.53 | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 7.49 | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 7.45 | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 7.4 | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 7.36 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 7.32 | -0.5% |
| 1922 | 7.28 | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 7.24 | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 7.2 | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 7.16 | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 7.13 | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 7.09 | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 7.05 | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 7.01 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 6.97 | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 6.93 | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 6.89 | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 6.85 | -0.6% |
| 1934 | 6.81 | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 6.78 | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 6.82 | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 6.87 | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 6.92 | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 6.96 | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 7.01 | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 7.05 | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 7.09 | +0.6% |
| 1943 | 7.13 | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 7.18 | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 7.21 | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 7.24 | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 7.28 | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 7.31 | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 7.35 | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 7.43 | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 7.53 | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 7.62 | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 7.72 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 7.81 | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 7.89 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 7.92 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 8.03 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 8.1 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 8.12 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 8.36 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 7.48 | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 7.25 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 7.59 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 7.56 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.62 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 7.27 | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 7.1 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 6.74 | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 6.11 | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 6.21 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 6.07 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 6 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.89 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 5.97 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 5.88 | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.67 | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 5.47 | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 5.49 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.37 | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.1 | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 5.06 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 5 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.81 | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 4.68 | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.64 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.64 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.57 | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.54 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.63 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 5.05 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 4.81 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 4.58 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 4.39 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.64 | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.59 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.77 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 4.86 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.01 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 5.05 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.3 | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 3.49 | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 3.47 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.25 | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 4.75 | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 5.42 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 5.52 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.39 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 7.4 | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 8.73 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 8.37 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 8.26 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.85 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 8.41 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 10.22 | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 11.42 | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 11.55 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.02 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.85 | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 10.45 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 9.8 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 13.83 | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 12.21 | -11.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.21 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07, 11.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.21 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82, 14.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +41.1% | 9.8 | 13.83 |
| 2005 | +28.8% | 3.3 | 4.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.13 | 6.12 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.14 | 6.14 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.19 | 6.15 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.46 | 6.23 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.99 | 6.74 | 7.23 | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.51 | 7.28 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.59 | 7.4 | 7.78 | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.19 | 7.01 | 7.36 | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.88 | 6.78 | 6.97 | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.18 | 7.01 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.74 | 7.35 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.51 | 6.74 | 8.36 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.88 | 5.47 | 6.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.84 | 4.54 | 5.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.73 | 4.39 | 5.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6 | 3.3 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.52 | 7.4 | 12.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.43 | 9.8 | 13.83 | 5 |
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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 methane emissions in Mongolia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Mongolia was 12.21 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.83 in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 2nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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