Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia
Mongolia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 5.88 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia is 5.88 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia peaked at 19.38 % in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.61 %, in 2005.
That places Mongolia 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.87 % | — |
| 1962 | 10.99 % | +183.6% |
| 1963 | 10.43 % | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 11.18 % | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 9.46 % | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 7.48 % | -21.0% |
| 1967 | 9.58 % | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 6.42 % | -33.0% |
| 1969 | 4.14 % | -35.4% |
| 1970 | 8.48 % | +104.7% |
| 1971 | 10.39 % | +22.5% |
| 1972 | 5.67 % | -45.4% |
| 1973 | 12.24 % | +115.7% |
| 1974 | 8.36 % | -31.7% |
| 1975 | 12.34 % | +47.6% |
| 1976 | 9.12 % | -26.1% |
| 1977 | 10.15 % | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 8.83 % | -13.0% |
| 1979 | 8 % | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 6.72 % | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 8.03 % | +19.6% |
| 1982 | 12.46 % | +55.1% |
| 1983 | 17.54 % | +40.8% |
| 1984 | 13.21 % | -24.7% |
| 1985 | 19.38 % | +46.7% |
| 1986 | 19.18 % | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 14.8 % | -22.8% |
| 1988 | 17.62 % | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 18.23 % | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 14.48 % | -20.6% |
| 1991 | 12.05 % | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 10.14 % | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 11 % | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 7.86 % | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 5.77 % | -26.6% |
| 1996 | 4.67 % | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 5.02 % | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 4.04 % | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 3.45 % | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 2.95 % | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 3.41 % | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 3.77 % | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 4.94 % | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 4.46 % | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 2.61 % | -41.4% |
| 2006 | 4.05 % | +55.1% |
| 2007 | 3.13 % | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 4.94 % | +58.0% |
| 2009 | 8.08 % | +63.6% |
| 2010 | 9.13 % | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 9.99 % | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 9.79 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.84 % | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 9.58 % | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 3.81 % | -60.2% |
| 2016 | 6.66 % | +74.5% |
| 2017 | 3.05 % | -54.1% |
| 2018 | 5.56 % | +82.2% |
| 2019 | 5.75 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 5.28 % | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 7.45 % | +41.0% |
| 2022 | 4.91 % | -34.1% |
| 2023 | 5.88 % | +19.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 5.88 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.91 %, 10% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 5.88 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.85 %, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.17 % | 3.87 % | 11.18 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.36 % | 5.67 % | 12.34 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.72 % | 6.72 % | 19.38 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.85 % | 3.45 % | 14.48 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.23 % | 2.61 % | 8.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.12 % | 3.05 % | 9.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 % | 4.91 % | 7.45 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 178 Qatar 9.99 % compare
- 179 China, Hong Kong SAR 9.08 % compare
- 180 Montenegro 8.65 % compare
- 182 Trinidad and Tobago 5.86 % compare
- 183 Brunei Darussalam 2.66 % compare
- 184 Faroe Islands 1.74 % 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia was 5.88 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.38 % in 1985.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 % in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Mongolia ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).