Fertilizer use per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Fertilizer use per capita was 0 Kilograms per capita in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertilizer use per capita in Mongolia, 1973–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Kilograms per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertilizer use per capita in Mongolia is 0 Kilograms per capita, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per capita in Mongolia peaked at 3.36 Kilograms per capita in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 Kilograms per capita, in 2002.
Mongolia ranks 190th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fertilizer use per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Kilograms per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.07 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 1974 | 0.14 Kilograms per capita | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 Kilograms per capita | +42.9% |
| 1977 | 0.06 Kilograms per capita | -70.0% |
| 1983 | 0.44 Kilograms per capita | +633.3% |
| 1984 | 0.96 Kilograms per capita | +118.2% |
| 1985 | 1.25 Kilograms per capita | +30.2% |
| 1986 | 1.73 Kilograms per capita | +38.4% |
| 1987 | 3.36 Kilograms per capita | +94.2% |
| 1988 | 2.55 Kilograms per capita | -24.1% |
| 1989 | 1.69 Kilograms per capita | -33.7% |
| 1990 | 0.83 Kilograms per capita | -50.9% |
| 1991 | 0.91 Kilograms per capita | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 0.27 Kilograms per capita | -70.3% |
| 2002 | 0 Kilograms per capita | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2006 | 0 Kilograms per capita | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2008 | 0 Kilograms per capita | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2010 | 0.01 Kilograms per capita | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 Kilograms per capita | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2013 | 0 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2014 | 0 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2015 | 0.25 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2016 | 0.42 Kilograms per capita | +68.0% |
| 2017 | 0.14 Kilograms per capita | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 0.25 Kilograms per capita | +78.6% |
| 2019 | 0 Kilograms per capita | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2021 | 0 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2022 | 0 Kilograms per capita | — |
| 2023 | 0 Kilograms per capita | — |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0 Kilograms per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.94 Kilograms per capita. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0 Kilograms per capita is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.965 Kilograms per capita. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertilizer use per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +633.3% | 0.06 Kilograms per capita | 0.44 Kilograms per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1175 Kilograms per capita | 0.06 Kilograms per capita | 0.2 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.71 Kilograms per capita | 0.44 Kilograms per capita | 3.36 Kilograms per capita | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.67 Kilograms per capita | 0.27 Kilograms per capita | 0.91 Kilograms per capita | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.005 Kilograms per capita | 0 Kilograms per capita | 0.01 Kilograms per capita | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.107 Kilograms per capita | 0 Kilograms per capita | 0.42 Kilograms per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Kilograms per capita | 0 Kilograms per capita | 0 Kilograms per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 189 Djibouti 0.01 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Afghanistan 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Central African Republic 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Cook Islands 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Dominica 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Eritrea 0 Kilograms per capita
- 190 Guadeloupe 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Kiribati 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Nauru 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Niue 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Samoa 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Singapore 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Solomon Islands 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 Somalia 0 Kilograms per capita compare
- 190 South Sudan 0 Kilograms per capita compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per capita in Mongolia?
- Fertilizer use per capita in Mongolia was 0 Kilograms per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 Kilograms per capita in 1987.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Kilograms per capita in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for fertilizer use per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 190th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fertilizer use is the sum of synthetic inputs of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, plus organic nitrogen inputs. This is given in kilograms per person per year.