Mongolia vs South America: Agriculture — Area

Mongolia
107,346 1000 ha
in 2024
South America
501,085 1000 ha
in 2024
Mongolia rank
14th
South America rank
12th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Mongolia
  • South America
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k196119922024

How they compare

South America currently reports 501,085 1000 ha against 107,346 1000 ha in Mongolia, a difference of 393,739 1000 ha.

That makes South America's figure about 4.7 times Mongolia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 14th and South America ranks 12th of 237 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 113,813 1000 ha 538,805 1000 ha 424,992 1000 ha South America
2020s 110,416 1000 ha 501,338 1000 ha 390,922 1000 ha South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Mongolia or South America?
South America, at 501,085 1000 ha against 107,346 1000 ha in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Mongolia and South America?
393,739 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 agriculture — area?
Mongolia ranks 14th and South America ranks 12th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.