Nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia
Mongolia: Nitrogen use efficiency was 6.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Nitrogen use efficiency in Mongolia, 1961–2014
Source: Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 6.7% 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, 2.4%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.5% | — |
| 1962 | 7.3% | +188.2% |
| 1963 | 7.1% | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 7.8% | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 6.6% | -15.1% |
| 1966 | 5.3% | -19.9% |
| 1967 | 6.8% | +28.0% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | -33.4% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | -36.1% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | +110.7% |
| 1971 | 7.6% | +24.3% |
| 1972 | 4.1% | -45.2% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | +123.4% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -31.2% |
| 1975 | 9.4% | +47.6% |
| 1976 | 7.0% | -25.4% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 6.9% | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 5.5% | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | +59.4% |
| 1983 | 14.5% | +41.9% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -23.9% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | +46.8% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 12.2% | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +23.6% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 11.7% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.0% | -30.6% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | -22.1% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +37.1% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -42.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +63.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +50.4% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +70.0% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +8.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 6.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.2%, 17% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 6.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.5%, 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% | 2.5% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 2.5% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 4.1% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 5.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 3.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 189 Cook Islands 7.0% compare
- 190 Djibouti 7.0% compare
- 191 New Caledonia 7.0% compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 6.4% compare
- 194 Cayman Islands 6.3% 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 6.7% in 2014, according to Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by 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 2.4% 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 Lassaletta et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the ratio between nitrogen inputs and output. A NUE of 40% means that only 40% of nitrogen inputs are converted into nitrogen in the form of crops.