Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia
Mongolia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 4.67 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 4.67 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia peaked at 4.74 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0232 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1353 kg per person | +484.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1536 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3202 kg per person | +108.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3319 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1613 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8617 kg per person | +434.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7042 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7966 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 0.831 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 kg per person | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 1.64 kg per person | +62.7% |
| 1982 | 1.63 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.92 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 1.89 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.05 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 1.95 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 2.12 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 1.63 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 1.41 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 1.3 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 1.39 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.52 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0693 kg per person | -95.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0685 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2697 kg per person | +293.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2655 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6545 kg per person | +146.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5422 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3564 kg per person | -34.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4271 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3971 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5449 kg per person | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4821 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7024 kg per person | +45.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4325 kg per person | -38.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7609 kg per person | +75.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6896 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7855 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.8383 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 kg per person | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5 kg per person | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 1.79 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 2.62 kg per person | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 1.94 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 2.05 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.23 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 3.4 kg per person | +52.4% |
| 2018 | 3.79 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 3.89 kg per person | — |
| 2021 | 3.57 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 4.74 kg per person | +32.8% |
| 2023 | 4.67 kg per person | -1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 4.67 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.76 kg per person, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 4.67 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5816 kg per person, 8.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +484.3% | 0.0232 kg per person | 0.1353 kg per person |
| 1976 | +434.3% | 0.1613 kg per person | 0.8617 kg per person |
| 1995 | +293.6% | 0.0685 kg per person | 0.2697 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4319 kg per person | 0.0232 kg per person | 0.8617 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 kg per person | 1.01 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6435 kg per person | 0.0685 kg per person | 1.52 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.606 kg per person | 0.3971 kg per person | 0.8383 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 3.79 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 kg per person | 3.57 kg per person | 4.74 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia was 4.67 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per person in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mongolia ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.