Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 35 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia stood at 35 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 86.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia peaked at 37.64 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.03 kg/ha, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.35 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 16.59 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1963 | 17.13 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 15.68 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 15.92 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 16.27 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 17.04 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 17.72 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 17.55 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 18.21 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 18.37 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 18.48 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 18.66 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 18.69 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 18.65 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 16.75 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1977 | 14.17 kg/ha | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 13.31 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 13.77 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 13.62 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 13.19 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 13.05 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 12.81 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 12.4 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 12.13 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 12.57 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 12.61 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 12.19 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 12.29 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 12.88 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 13.51 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 13.36 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.55 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 12.77 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.87 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 14.54 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 16.33 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 15.5 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 18.34 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 18.5 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 16.04 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 12.53 kg/ha | -21.9% |
| 2003 | 12.63 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.03 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 13.34 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 15.09 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 16.89 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 16.86 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 17.24 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.55 kg/ha | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 14.47 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 16.05 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 18.81 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 20.59 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 22.28 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 24.35 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 26.95 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 27.39 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 31.07 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 33.66 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 34.17 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 37.64 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 35 kg/ha | -7.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 35 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.67 kg/ha, 4.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 35 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.1 kg/ha, 4.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.25 kg/ha | 15.68 kg/ha | 21.35 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.91 kg/ha | 13.31 kg/ha | 18.69 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.69 kg/ha | 12.13 kg/ha | 13.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.36 kg/ha | 12.55 kg/ha | 18.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.11 kg/ha | 12.03 kg/ha | 18.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.55 kg/ha | 13.55 kg/ha | 31.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.12 kg/ha | 33.66 kg/ha | 37.64 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 13 Uzbekistan 36.35 kg/ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.72 kg/ha compare
- 14 Qatar 35.72 kg/ha compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 35.07 kg/ha compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 2.34 kg/ha compare
- 17 Djibouti 34 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 1.25 kg/ha compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.4088 kg/ha compare
- 18 Egypt 33.16 kg/ha compare
- 18 Caribbean 6.31 kg/ha compare
- 19 Suriname 32.23 kg/ha 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 leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia?
- Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia was 35 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.64 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.03 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mongolia ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 (%).