Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Mongolia
Mongolia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 3,800 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Mongolia stood at 3,800 kilograms per person.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Mongolia peaked at 3,952 kilograms per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,020 kilograms per person, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,581 kilograms per person | 3,400 kilograms per person | 3,693 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,340 kilograms per person | 3,020 kilograms per person | 3,727 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,633 kilograms per person | 3,042 kilograms per person | 3,952 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,817 kilograms per person | 3,767 kilograms per person | 3,922 kilograms per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Mongolia?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Mongolia was 3,800 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,952 kilograms per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,020 kilograms per person in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Mongolia ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.