Mongolia vs Southern Asia: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Mongolia
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 316,834 1000 ha against 107,346 1000 ha in Mongolia, a difference of 209,488 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.0 times Mongolia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 16th and Southern Asia ranks 18th of 255 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,679 1000 ha | 326,499 1000 ha | 185,820 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1970s | 134,626 1000 ha | 330,018 1000 ha | 195,392 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1980s | 124,799 1000 ha | 332,664 1000 ha | 207,865 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1990s | 123,821 1000 ha | 335,413 1000 ha | 211,591 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 119,125 1000 ha | 326,470 1000 ha | 207,345 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 113,813 1000 ha | 316,519 1000 ha | 202,706 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 110,416 1000 ha | 316,703 1000 ha | 206,287 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Mongolia or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 316,834 1000 ha against 107,346 1000 ha in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Mongolia and Southern Asia?
- 209,488 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Southern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and Southern Asia rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Mongolia ranks 16th and Southern Asia ranks 18th of 255 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
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.