Waste — Emissions per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.17 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, in 1993.
That places Mongolia 129th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.15 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.17 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.29 t CO2eq/cap, 59% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.17 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.17 t CO2eq/cap, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.123 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.13 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.129 t CO2eq/cap | 0.12 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.156 t CO2eq/cap | 0.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.16 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 0.17 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 126 Armenia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 126 Indonesia 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 126 Mauritania 0.18 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Aruba 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Guinea 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Kiribati 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Norway 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Viet Nam 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Vietnam 0.17 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 waste — emissions per capita in Mongolia?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Mongolia was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 t CO2eq/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 t CO2eq/cap in 1993.
- How does Mongolia rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 129th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.