Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mongolia
Mongolia: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 37.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mongolia is 37.46 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mongolia peaked at 41.73 kg per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.74 kg per square kilometre, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 65th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.52 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 14.09 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 15.09 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 16.21 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 16.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 17.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 16.76 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 16.75 kg per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 15.51 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 16.2 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 17.08 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 17.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 17.59 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 18.06 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 18.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 18.55 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 17.84 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 17.23 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 18.15 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 18.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 18.25 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 18.87 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 19.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 18.1 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 17.18 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 16.99 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 16.92 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 16.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 17.25 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 18.3 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 19.35 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 18.8 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 17.67 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 17.68 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.6 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 17.39 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 18.85 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 19.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 17.8 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 15.31 kg per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 15.06 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 16.45 kg per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 18.88 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 21.65 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 23.4 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 18.46 kg per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 19.97 kg per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 23.12 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 25.58 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 29.59 kg per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 31.79 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 35.51 kg per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 38.38 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 38.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 41.13 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 38.3 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 39.62 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 41.73 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 37.46 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 37.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.73 kg per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 37.46 kg per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.25 kg per square kilometre, 30.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.05 kg per square kilometre | 14.09 kg per square kilometre | 17.75 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.65 kg per square kilometre | 16.2 kg per square kilometre | 18.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.82 kg per square kilometre | 16.92 kg per square kilometre | 19.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.27 kg per square kilometre | 17.39 kg per square kilometre | 19.35 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.63 kg per square kilometre | 13.74 kg per square kilometre | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.25 kg per square kilometre | 18.46 kg per square kilometre | 41.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.28 kg per square kilometre | 37.46 kg per square kilometre | 41.73 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
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- 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 sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mongolia?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mongolia was 37.46 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.73 kg per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.74 kg per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mongolia ranks 65th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.