Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 59.58 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 59.58 kg/ha for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 91.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia peaked at 63.59 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.8 kg/ha, in 2004.
Mongolia ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Volatilisation — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 24.89 kg/ha | -22.3% |
| 1963 | 25.69 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 23.52 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 23.88 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 24.4 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 25.56 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 26.58 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 26.32 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 27.33 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 27.67 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 27.86 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 28.28 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 28.34 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 28.12 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 25.82 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 21.76 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 20.53 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 21.24 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 21.16 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 20.96 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 20.74 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 20.56 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 19.92 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 19.64 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 20.33 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 20.52 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 19.53 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 19.52 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 20.31 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 21.35 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 21.25 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 18.88 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 19.21 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 21.03 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 22.03 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 25.11 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 23.72 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 27.86 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 28.18 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 24.46 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 19.36 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 19.45 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 18.8 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 20.48 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 23.46 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 26.09 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 26.15 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 26.78 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 21.66 kg/ha | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 23.32 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 25.99 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 31.16 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 33.07 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 35.75 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 39.11 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 44.45 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 45.65 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 46.6 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 56.23 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 56.61 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 63.59 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 59.58 kg/ha | -6.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 59.58 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.91 kg/ha, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 59.58 kg/ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.79 kg/ha, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.87 kg/ha | 23.52 kg/ha | 32.02 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.7 kg/ha | 20.53 kg/ha | 28.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.29 kg/ha | 19.52 kg/ha | 21.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.07 kg/ha | 18.88 kg/ha | 27.86 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.32 kg/ha | 18.8 kg/ha | 28.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.68 kg/ha | 21.66 kg/ha | 46.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 59 kg/ha | 56.23 kg/ha | 63.59 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 21 Trinidad and Tobago 65.45 kg/ha compare
- 21 Caribbean 11.18 kg/ha compare
- 22 Qatar 63.31 kg/ha compare
- 23 Bangladesh 60.43 kg/ha compare
- 25 Norway 56.89 kg/ha compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 7.37 kg/ha compare
- 26 Switzerland 55.75 kg/ha compare
- 27 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.39 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 volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia?
- Volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Mongolia was 59.58 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.59 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Mongolia rank for volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Mongolia ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is volatilisation — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.2%. 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 Volatilisation — 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 (%).