Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mongolia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mongolia stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mongolia peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Mongolia 60th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
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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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mongolia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Mongolia was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Mongolia ranks 60th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.