Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 12.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mongolia stood at 12.87 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mongolia peaked at 13.18 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.86 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
Mongolia ranks 142nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1963 | 4.02 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 4.41 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 5.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 4.98 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 4.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 4.75 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 5.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 5.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 5.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 5.7 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 5.75 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.82 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 5.76 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.9 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 6.82 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 6.78 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.47 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 7.1 kg per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 7.93 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 8.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 8.85 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.25 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 7.41 kg per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2002 | 4.9 kg per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 2003 | 4.73 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 4.52 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 5.01 kg per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 5.63 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 6 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 6.21 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.26 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 5.59 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 6.17 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 6.94 kg per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 8.16 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 8.99 kg per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 9.76 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 10.52 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.39 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 11.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.1 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 13.18 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 12.87 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 12.87 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.26 kg per square kilometre, 32% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 12.87 kg per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.9 kg per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises 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 | -33.9% | 7.41 kg per square kilometre | 4.9 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.58 kg per square kilometre | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | 5.03 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.47 kg per square kilometre | 4.74 kg per square kilometre | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.83 kg per square kilometre | 5.64 kg per square kilometre | 6.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.42 kg per square kilometre | 6.42 kg per square kilometre | 8.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.78 kg per square kilometre | 4.09 kg per square kilometre | 9.25 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.33 kg per square kilometre | 5.26 kg per square kilometre | 11.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.36 kg per square kilometre | 11.3 kg per square kilometre | 13.18 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 139 Botswana 13.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 140 Bhutan 13.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 141 Sao Tome and Principe 12.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 143 Sweden 11.57 kg per square kilometre compare
- 144 Bulgaria 11.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 145 Seychelles 9.78 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mongolia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mongolia was 12.87 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.18 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Mongolia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mongolia ranks 142nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.