Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area was 29.94 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mongolia stood at 29.94 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 89.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mongolia peaked at 32.53 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.43 kg/ha, in 1985.
Mongolia ranks 15th 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.
Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.84 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 15.67 kg/ha | -28.2% |
| 1963 | 16.26 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 14.86 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 15.45 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 16.13 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 16.66 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 17.79 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 18.13 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 18.57 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 18.09 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 19.87 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 19.47 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 18.98 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 18.8 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 17.1 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 14.39 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 1978 | 13.78 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 14.67 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 14.1 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 13.55 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 12.78 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 11.47 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 11.62 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 10.43 kg/ha | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 11.01 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 11.74 kg/ha | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 11.21 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 11.39 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.51 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 13.45 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 13.35 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 12.46 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 12.95 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 14.28 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 15.39 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 17.02 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 16.29 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 19.34 kg/ha | +18.7% |
| 2000 | 19.72 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 16.67 kg/ha | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 12.42 kg/ha | -25.5% |
| 2003 | 12.26 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.34 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 12.96 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 14.14 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 16.06 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 15.78 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 15.56 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.89 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 12.28 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 13.52 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 15.83 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 17.84 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 20.97 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 22.25 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 24.37 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 23.79 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 30.3 kg/ha | +27.4% |
| 2020 | 29.26 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 29.66 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 32.53 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 29.94 kg/ha | -8.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 29.94 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.24 kg/ha, 9.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 29.94 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.38 kg/ha, 21.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.98 kg/ha | 14.86 kg/ha | 21.84 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.37 kg/ha | 13.78 kg/ha | 19.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.93 kg/ha | 10.43 kg/ha | 14.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7 kg/ha | 12.46 kg/ha | 19.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.69 kg/ha | 11.34 kg/ha | 19.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3 kg/ha | 11.89 kg/ha | 30.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.35 kg/ha | 29.26 kg/ha | 32.53 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 12 New Caledonia 35.09 kg/ha compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania -1.44 kg/ha compare
- 13 Bangladesh 32.66 kg/ha compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova -1.48 kg/ha compare
- 14 Republic of Korea 30.3 kg/ha compare
- 15 Melanesia -1.75 kg/ha compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo -2.01 kg/ha compare
- 16 Malta 28.32 kg/ha compare
- 17 Cook Islands 26.86 kg/ha compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic -3.04 kg/ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) -52.38 kg/ha compare
- 18 Switzerland 23.85 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 nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mongolia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area in Mongolia was 29.94 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.53 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.43 kg/ha in 1985.
- How does Mongolia rank for nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area?
- Mongolia ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland phosphorus per unit area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.1%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 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 (%).