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.
Per capita methane emissions in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 6.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1874 | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1876 | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1877 | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1878 | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1879 | 6.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1881 | 6.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 6.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 6.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1887 | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1888 | 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1889 | 6.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1891 | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 6.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 7.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 7.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1899 | 7.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1900 | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1901 | 7.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 7.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 7.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1905 | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 7.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 7.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 7.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1909 | 7.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 7.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 7.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 7.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1913 | 7.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 7.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1915 | 7.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 7.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 7.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1919 | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 7.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1922 | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1924 | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1926 | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1927 | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1928 | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1929 | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1932 | 6.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1934 | 6.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1935 | 6.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 6.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1937 | 6.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1940 | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1941 | 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1942 | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1943 | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1944 | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1945 | 7.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1946 | 7.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1947 | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1949 | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 7.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 7.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 7.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 7.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 8.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 8.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 8.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 8.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 7.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.5% |
| 1963 | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 7.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 7.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 7.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 7.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 6.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 5.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 5.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 5.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 5.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 5.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 4.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 4.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 4.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 4.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 4.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 5.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 4.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 5.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 7.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 8.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 8.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 8.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 8.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 10.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 11.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 11.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 10.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 10.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 9.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +41.1% |
| 2024 | 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 11.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2005 | +28.8% | 3.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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 |
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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 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.