Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia
Mongolia: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 3.48 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
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mongolia is 3.48 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
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 3.48 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 | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0452 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0969 kg per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1034 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0517 kg per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2843 kg per square kilometre | +450.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2391 kg per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2779 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2973 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3684 kg per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6139 kg per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6268 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7561 kg per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7625 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.8466 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8272 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9241 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7302 kg per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6462 kg per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5881 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6462 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7109 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | -95.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1292 kg per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1292 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3231 kg per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2714 kg per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1809 kg per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2197 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2068 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2874 kg per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2564 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3778 kg per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2353 kg per square kilometre | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4181 kg per square kilometre | +77.7% |
| 2007 | 0.384 kg per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4444 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4828 kg per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.708 kg per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8947 kg per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 1.33 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 1.47 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 2.29 kg per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 2.77 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2023 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3.48 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.17 kg per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3.48 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.72 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% | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +450.0% | 0.0517 kg per square kilometre | 0.2843 kg per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +300.0% | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | 0.1292 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 | 0.1441 kg per square kilometre | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | 0.2973 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7102 kg per square kilometre | 0.3684 kg per square kilometre | 0.9241 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3044 kg per square kilometre | 0.0323 kg per square kilometre | 0.7109 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3313 kg per square kilometre | 0.2068 kg per square kilometre | 0.4828 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 2.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | 2.58 kg per square kilometre | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 136 Senegal 4.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Tuvalu 4.08 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Oman 4.01 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Sierra Leone 3.43 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Botswana 3.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 142 New Caledonia 3.07 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 3.48 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 3.48 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises 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.