Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
60th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1893
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia peaked at 0.5% in 1893 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
That places Mongolia 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4% | — |
| 1851 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 1852 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1853 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1854 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1855 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 1856 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1858 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +5.4% |
| 1861 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 1862 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 1863 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 1865 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 1866 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 1867 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.4% | -4.6% |
| 1871 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 1873 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1874 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1877 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 1880 | 0.4% | +11.8% |
| 1881 | 0.5% | +10.3% |
| 1882 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1883 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 1884 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 1885 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1886 | 0.5% | +3.0% |
| 1887 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 1891 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1893 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 1898 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 1899 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 1901 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 1902 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 1904 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 1905 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 1906 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 1908 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 1910 | 0.4% | -13.2% |
| 1911 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 1912 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
| 1913 | 0.3% | -6.8% |
| 1914 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 1915 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 1916 | 0.3% | -7.0% |
| 1917 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 1918 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1919 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1920 | 0.2% | -10.0% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | -8.2% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | -4.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +70.3% |
| 1951 | 0.3% | +29.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3% | +15.9% |
| 1953 | 0.3% | +10.5% |
| 1954 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | +8.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | -19.4% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +129.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -26.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -37.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -31.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 2.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global 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 | +129.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1950 | +70.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2002 | -37.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1951 | +29.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | -31.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1893.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.