Nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia
Mongolia: Nitrogen use efficiency was 6.67 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
6.67
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
192nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
16.2
in 1985
All-time low
2.36
in 2005
Years of data
54
1961–2014
Nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia, 1961–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 6.67 for nitrogen use efficiency in 2014.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia peaked at 16.2 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.36, in 2005.
Mongolia ranks 192nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.53 | — |
| 1962 | 7.28 | +188.2% |
| 1963 | 7.14 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 7.8 | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 6.62 | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 5.3 | -19.9% |
| 1967 | 6.78 | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 4.52 | -33.4% |
| 1969 | 2.89 | -36.1% |
| 1970 | 6.09 | +110.7% |
| 1971 | 7.57 | +24.3% |
| 1972 | 4.15 | -45.2% |
| 1973 | 9.27 | +123.4% |
| 1974 | 6.38 | -31.2% |
| 1975 | 9.41 | +47.6% |
| 1976 | 7.02 | -25.4% |
| 1977 | 7.91 | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 6.94 | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 6.36 | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 5.5 | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 6.41 | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 10.22 | +59.4% |
| 1983 | 14.5 | +41.9% |
| 1984 | 11.04 | -23.9% |
| 1985 | 16.2 | +46.8% |
| 1986 | 15.28 | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 12.15 | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 15.02 | +23.6% |
| 1989 | 15.17 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 13.07 | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 11.71 | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 10.02 | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 10.07 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.99 | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 5.44 | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 4.32 | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 4.57 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 3.55 | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 3.16 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 2.61 | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 3.08 | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 3.42 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 4.68 | +37.1% |
| 2004 | 4.09 | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 2.36 | -42.4% |
| 2006 | 3.86 | +63.8% |
| 2007 | 3.06 | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | +50.4% |
| 2009 | 7.82 | +70.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.37 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 8.67 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 6.12 | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 6.67 | +8.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.22, 17% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6.67 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.54, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen use efficiency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +188.2% | 2.53 | 7.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.65 | 2.53 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.11 | 4.15 | 9.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.15 | 5.5 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.29 | 3.16 | 13.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.96 | 2.36 | 7.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.81 | 6.12 | 9.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 189 Cook Islands 7.03 compare
- 190 Djibouti 6.99 compare
- 191 New Caledonia 6.97 compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 6.36 compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 6.27 compare
- 195 Saudi Arabia 5.4 compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia?
- Nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia was 6.67 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2 in 1985.
- What is the lowest nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.36 in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for nitrogen use efficiency?
- Mongolia ranks 192nd out of 205 countries with data for 2014.
- Is nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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