Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia
Mongolia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 10.44 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia stood at 10.44 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 113.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia peaked at 10.45 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 139th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1163 kg per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1357 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2908 kg per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3102 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1551 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.853 kg per square kilometre | +450.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7173 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.8336 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.8918 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1982 | 1.88 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 2.54 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 2.48 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 2.19 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 1.76 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0969 kg per square kilometre | -95.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0969 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3877 kg per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3877 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9693 kg per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8142 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5428 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6592 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6204 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8623 kg per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7692 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7058 kg per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +77.7% |
| 2007 | 1.15 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 2.12 kg per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 2.68 kg per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 4.89 kg per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 3.68 kg per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 3.99 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 4.42 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 6.87 kg per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 8.31 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 7.75 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 10.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 10.44 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 10.44 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.15 kg per square kilometre, 61% of 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 | +500.0% | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | 0.1163 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +450.0% | 0.1551 kg per square kilometre | 0.853 kg per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +300.0% | 0.0969 kg per square kilometre | 0.3877 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4323 kg per square kilometre | 0.0194 kg per square kilometre | 0.8918 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9131 kg per square kilometre | 0.0969 kg per square kilometre | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9938 kg per square kilometre | 0.6204 kg per square kilometre | 1.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.97 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 7.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.24 kg per square kilometre | 7.75 kg per square kilometre | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 136 Senegal 12.83 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Tuvalu 12.24 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Oman 12.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Sierra Leone 10.3 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Botswana 9.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Caledonia 9.22 kg per square kilometre 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia was 10.44 kg per square kilometre 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 10.45 kg per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mongolia ranks 139th 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 113.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.