Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia
Mongolia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 1.56 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
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia stood at 1.56 kg per person.
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 1.58 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 38th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.0077 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0451 kg per person | +484.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0512 kg per person | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1067 kg per person | +108.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1106 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0538 kg per person | -51.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2872 kg per person | +434.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2347 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2655 kg per person | +13.1% |
| 1979 | 0.277 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.335 kg per person | +21.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5451 kg per person | +62.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5433 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6397 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6296 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6818 kg per person | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6494 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7069 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5442 kg per person | -23.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4708 kg per person | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4336 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4618 kg per person | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5074 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0231 kg per person | -95.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0228 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0899 kg per person | +293.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0885 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2182 kg per person | +146.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1807 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1188 kg per person | -34.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1424 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1324 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1816 kg per person | +37.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1607 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2341 kg per person | +45.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1442 kg per person | -38.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2536 kg per person | +75.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2299 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2618 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2794 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4026 kg per person | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5 kg per person | +24.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5964 kg per person | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.875 kg per person | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6455 kg per person | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6834 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7434 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.13 kg per person | +52.4% |
| 2018 | 1.26 kg per person | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3 kg per person | — |
| 2021 | 1.19 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.58 kg per person | +32.8% |
| 2023 | 1.56 kg per person | -1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.56 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851 kg per person, 2.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.56 kg per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1939 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% | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.0451 kg per person |
| 1976 | +434.3% | 0.0538 kg per person | 0.2872 kg per person |
| 1995 | +293.6% | 0.0228 kg per person | 0.0899 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 | 0.144 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 0.2872 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5746 kg per person | 0.335 kg per person | 0.7069 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2145 kg per person | 0.0228 kg per person | 0.5074 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.202 kg per person | 0.1324 kg per person | 0.2794 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6842 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 1.26 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 kg per person | 1.19 kg per person | 1.58 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 1.56 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 1.58 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.