Mongolia vs Southern Africa: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area

Mongolia
59.58 kg/ha
in 2023
Southern Africa
10.33 kg/ha
in 2023
Mongolia rank
25th
Southern Africa rank
24th

Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area over time

  • Mongolia
  • Southern Africa
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 59.58 kg/ha against 10.33 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 49.25 kg/ha.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 5.8 times Southern Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 201 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 25.87 kg/ha 3.14 kg/ha 22.73 kg/ha Mongolia
1970s 25.7 kg/ha 6.58 kg/ha 19.12 kg/ha Mongolia
1980s 20.29 kg/ha 8.95 kg/ha 11.34 kg/ha Mongolia
1990s 22.07 kg/ha 8.11 kg/ha 13.96 kg/ha Mongolia
2000s 23.32 kg/ha 8.89 kg/ha 14.43 kg/ha Mongolia
2010s 34.68 kg/ha 10.2 kg/ha 24.48 kg/ha Mongolia
2020s 59 kg/ha 12.44 kg/ha 46.56 kg/ha Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area, Mongolia or Southern Africa?
Mongolia, at 59.58 kg/ha against 10.33 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area between Mongolia and Southern Africa?
49.25 kg/ha, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Southern Africa rank globally for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Mongolia ranks 25th and Southern Africa ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).