Per capita methane emissions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Per capita methane emissions was 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
2nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2023
All-time low
3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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 methane emissions in Mongolia stood at 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 6.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 7.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 methane emissions in Mongolia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Mongolia was 12.21 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 methane emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.