Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 152.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mongolia is 152.55 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 158.76 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.75 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Mongolia 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55.48 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 48.75 kg per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 1963 | 50.61 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 54.75 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1965 | 57.98 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 60.81 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 60.4 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 59.1 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 57.63 kg per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 58.6 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 61.66 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 63.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 63.94 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 65.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 68.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 70.02 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 69.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 69.22 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 71.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 71.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 68.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 68.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 69.61 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 69.72 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 69.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 70.91 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 72.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 74 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 75.05 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 79.06 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 83.21 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 82.04 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 81.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.84 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 89.41 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 96.99 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 101.42 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 105.38 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 109.91 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 110.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 90.49 kg per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 61.41 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2003 | 62.48 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 55.15 kg per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 59.7 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 65.42 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 72.68 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 71.9 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 74.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 61.81 kg per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 67.44 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 74.73 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 84.11 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 98.48 kg per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 109.71 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 117.63 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 125.97 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 126.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 136.56 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 136.56 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 143.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 158.76 kg per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 152.55 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 152.55 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 152.55 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 357.98 kg per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -32.1% | 90.49 kg per square kilometre | 61.41 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.17 kg per square kilometre | 48.75 kg per square kilometre | 60.81 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.16 kg per square kilometre | 58.6 kg per square kilometre | 71.69 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.08 kg per square kilometre | 68.59 kg per square kilometre | 75.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.97 kg per square kilometre | 79.06 kg per square kilometre | 109.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.43 kg per square kilometre | 55.15 kg per square kilometre | 110.1 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.25 kg per square kilometre | 61.81 kg per square kilometre | 136.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 147.77 kg per square kilometre | 136.56 kg per square kilometre | 158.76 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 133 Finland 175.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Angola 172.65 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Egypt 158.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Norway 152.19 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 French Polynesia 150.02 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Bhutan 128.76 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Mongolia was 152.55 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 158.76 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.75 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Mongolia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 136th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure 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
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.