Mongolia vs South America: Agricultural land — Area
Agricultural land — Area over time
- Mongolia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 498,002 1000 ha against 107,246 1000 ha in Mongolia, a difference of 390,756 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 4.6 times Mongolia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 14th and South America ranks 7th of 216 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,679 1000 ha | 461,728 1000 ha | 321,048 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 134,626 1000 ha | 502,583 1000 ha | 367,958 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 124,799 1000 ha | 542,371 1000 ha | 417,572 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 123,821 1000 ha | 539,735 1000 ha | 415,914 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 119,125 1000 ha | 539,816 1000 ha | 420,690 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 113,746 1000 ha | 538,805 1000 ha | 425,059 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 110,323 1000 ha | 499,071 1000 ha | 388,748 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — area, Mongolia or South America?
- South America, at 498,002 1000 ha against 107,246 1000 ha in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — area between Mongolia and South America?
- 390,756 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and South America rank globally for agricultural land — area?
- Mongolia ranks 14th and South America ranks 7th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.