Per capita GHG emissions in Mongolia

Mongolia: Per capita GHG emissions was 17.58 tons/capita in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17.58 tons/capita
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
20th
of 187 countries
All-time high
17.58 tons/capita
in 2018
All-time low
11.73 tons/capita
in 2004
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Per capita GHG emissions in Mongolia, 1990–2018

051015201990200420181990: 15.8 tons/capita1991: 16.6 tons/capita1992: 15.4 tons/capita1993: 14.7 tons/capita1994: 13.9 tons/capita1995: 14.2 tons/capita1996: 13.8 tons/capita1997: 14.6 tons/capita1998: 14.3 tons/capita1999: 14.2 tons/capita2000: 14.6 tons/capita2001: 13.1 tons/capita2002: 12.2 tons/capita2003: 11.9 tons/capita2004: 11.7 tons/capita2005: 12.7 tons/capita2006: 13.6 tons/capita2007: 14.5 tons/capita2008: 14.4 tons/capita2009: 14.5 tons/capita2010: 13.3 tons/capita2011: 14.1 tons/capita2012: 15 tons/capita2013: 15.5 tons/capita2014: 16.1 tons/capita2015: 16.3 tons/capita2016: 16.8 tons/capita2017: 17.3 tons/capita2018: 17.6 tons/capita

Source: Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org. Measured in tons/capita.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 17.58 tons/capita for per capita ghg emissions in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Mongolia peaked at 17.58 tons/capita in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.73 tons/capita, in 2004.

That places Mongolia 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.73 tons/capita 13.76 tons/capita 16.55 tons/capita 10
2000s 13.32 tons/capita 11.73 tons/capita 14.56 tons/capita 10
2010s 15.77 tons/capita 13.29 tons/capita 17.58 tons/capita 9

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 17 Belize 17.81 tons/capita compare
  2. 18 United States 17.74 tons/capita compare
  3. 19 Equatorial Guinea 17.65 tons/capita compare
  4. 21 Oman 17.04 tons/capita compare
  5. 22 Trinidad and Tobago 16.57 tons/capita compare
  6. 23 Luxembourg 16.36 tons/capita compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg emissions in Mongolia?
Per capita ghg emissions in Mongolia was 17.58 tons/capita in 2018, according to Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org.
What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 17.58 tons/capita in 2018.
What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.73 tons/capita in 2004.
How does Mongolia rank for per capita ghg emissions?
Mongolia ranks 20th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions (tons/capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions (tons/capita)
Unit
tons/capita
Source
Climate Watch. 2020. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at: https://www.climatewatchdata.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 5,438 data points, 1990–2018
Last refreshed

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions are generated from the World Resource Institute's Climate Watch. Climate Watch Historical Emission data contains sector-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data for 194 countries and the European Union (EU) for the period 1990-2018, including emissions of the six major GHGs from most major sources and sinks. Non-CO2 emissions are expressed in CO2 equivalents using 100-year global warming potential values from IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Climate Watch Historical GHG Emissions data (previously published through CAIT Climate Data Explorer) are derived from several sources. Any use of the Land-Use Change and Forestry or Agriculture indicator should be cited as FAO 2020, FAOSTAT Emissions Database. Any use of CO2 emissions from fuel combustion data should be cited as CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion, OECD/IEA, 2020.