Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 33.61 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia is 33.61 kg/ha, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and up 142.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia peaked at 39.57 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.113 kg/ha, in 1966.
That places Mongolia 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1603 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 0.1381 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1372 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1176 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1153 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.113 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1221 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1287 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.134 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1344 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7742 kg/ha | +476.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9021 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 1.9 kg/ha | +110.7% |
| 1974 | 2 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9674 kg/ha | -51.6% |
| 1976 | 4.63 kg/ha | +378.8% |
| 1977 | 3.36 kg/ha | -27.4% |
| 1978 | 3.73 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 3.97 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 4.82 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1981 | 7.84 kg/ha | +62.5% |
| 1982 | 7.75 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 8.91 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 8.84 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 9.68 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 9.79 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 10.71 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 8.27 kg/ha | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 7.27 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 6.64 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 7.3 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 8.07 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3695 kg/ha | -95.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3782 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.51 kg/ha | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 1.51 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.07 kg/ha | +169.1% |
| 1998 | 3.12 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 2.35 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 2.89 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 2.72 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 3.77 kg/ha | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 3.37 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 4.99 kg/ha | +47.9% |
| 2005 | 3.11 kg/ha | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 5.53 kg/ha | +77.8% |
| 2007 | 5.08 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.77 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 6.17 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9 kg/ha | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 10.76 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2012 | 12.8 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 13.84 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.45 kg/ha | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 11.25 kg/ha | +51.0% |
| 2016 | 14.1 kg/ha | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 24.81 kg/ha | +75.9% |
| 2018 | 23.69 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 12.4 kg/ha | -47.7% |
| 2020 | 28.36 kg/ha | +128.7% |
| 2021 | 26.78 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 39.57 kg/ha | +47.7% |
| 2023 | 33.61 kg/ha | -15.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 33.61 kg/ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.17 kg/ha, 74% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 33.61 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.61 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 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 | +476.0% | 0.1344 kg/ha | 0.7742 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +378.8% | 0.9674 kg/ha | 4.63 kg/ha |
| 1995 | +300.0% | 0.3782 kg/ha | 1.51 kg/ha |
| 1997 | +169.1% | 1.51 kg/ha | 4.07 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1296 kg/ha | 0.113 kg/ha | 0.1603 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.24 kg/ha | 0.1344 kg/ha | 4.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.39 kg/ha | 4.82 kg/ha | 10.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 kg/ha | 0.3695 kg/ha | 8.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 kg/ha | 2.72 kg/ha | 6.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 kg/ha | 7.45 kg/ha | 24.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.08 kg/ha | 26.78 kg/ha | 39.57 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia was 33.61 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.57 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.113 kg/ha in 1966.
- How does Mongolia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mongolia ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — 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 (%).