Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Mongolia
Mongolia: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen was 38,614 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Mongolia stood at 38,614 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 115.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Mongolia peaked at 45,114 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 100 t, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 94th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 t | — |
| 1962 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 600 t | +500.0% |
| 1972 | 700 t | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 1,500 t | +114.3% |
| 1974 | 1,600 t | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 800 t | -50.0% |
| 1976 | 4,400 t | +450.0% |
| 1977 | 3,700 t | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 4,300 t | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 4,600 t | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 5,700 t | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 9,500 t | +66.7% |
| 1982 | 9,700 t | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 11,700 t | +20.6% |
| 1984 | 11,800 t | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 13,100 t | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 12,800 t | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 14,300 t | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 11,300 t | -21.0% |
| 1989 | 10,000 t | -11.5% |
| 1990 | 9,100 t | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 10,000 t | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 11,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 500 t | -95.5% |
| 1994 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,000 t | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 2,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,000 t | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 4,200 t | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 2,800 t | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 3,400 t | +21.4% |
| 2001 | 3,200 t | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 4,448 t | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 3,986 t | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 5,873 t | +47.3% |
| 2005 | 3,657 t | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 6,511 t | +78.0% |
| 2007 | 5,981 t | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 6,921 t | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 7,520 t | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 11,026 t | +46.6% |
| 2011 | 13,933 t | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 16,936 t | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 17,882 t | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 9,814 t | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 14,993 t | +52.8% |
| 2016 | 18,732 t | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 32,936 t | +75.8% |
| 2018 | 31,560 t | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 13,850 t | -56.1% |
| 2020 | 31,972 t | +130.8% |
| 2021 | 30,164 t | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 45,114 t | +49.6% |
| 2023 | 38,614 t | -14.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 38,614 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38,614 t, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 38,614 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25,216 t, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mineral fertilizers — Cropland nitrogen 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 | +500.0% | 100 t | 600 t |
| 1976 | +450.0% | 800 t | 4,400 t |
| 1995 | +300.0% | 500 t | 2,000 t |
| 1997 | +150.0% | 2,000 t | 5,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 t | 100 t | 100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,230 t | 100 t | 4,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,990 t | 5,700 t | 14,300 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,710 t | 500 t | 11,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,150 t | 3,200 t | 7,520 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,166 t | 9,814 t | 32,936 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,466 t | 30,164 t | 45,114 t | 4 |
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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 mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Mongolia?
- Mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen in Mongolia was 38,614 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 45,114 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 t in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen?
- Mongolia ranks 94th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mineral fertilizers — cropland nitrogen rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.9%. 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. 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 (%).