Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Mongolia is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mongolia peaked at 0.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1870.
That places Mongolia 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mongolia?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Mongolia was 0.5% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1870.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Mongolia ranks 40th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.