Human caused air pollution exposure in Mongolia
Mongolia: Human caused air pollution exposure was 29.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.35
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
26th
of 240 countries
All-time high
36.09
in 2016
All-time low
25.03
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Mongolia, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 29.35 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Mongolia peaked at 36.09 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.03, in 1999.
That places Mongolia 26th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.16 | — |
| 1999 | 25.03 | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 26.6 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 26.07 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 29.5 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 32.14 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 26.32 | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 27.58 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 32.18 | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 34.72 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 35.4 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 32 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 32.05 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 33.96 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 33.38 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 35.33 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 33.52 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 32.08 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 36.09 | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 34.51 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 30.89 | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 32.86 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 35.18 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 35.24 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 31.46 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 29.65 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 29.35 | -1.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 29.35 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 29.35 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.49, 5.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.09 | 25.03 | 29.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.25 | 26.07 | 35.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.47 | 30.89 | 36.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.18 | 29.35 | 35.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.293 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0043 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 30.8 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 70.73 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Mongolia?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Mongolia was 29.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.09 in 2016.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.03 in 1999.
- How does Mongolia rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Mongolia ranks 26th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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