Mongolia vs Southern Asia: Country area — Area

Mongolia
156,412 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
688,043 1000 ha
in 2024
Mongolia rank
22nd
Southern Asia rank
20th

Country area — Area over time

  • Mongolia
  • Southern Asia
200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 688,043 1000 ha against 156,412 1000 ha in Mongolia, a difference of 531,631 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 4.4 times Mongolia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 22nd and Southern Asia ranks 20th of 248 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 156,412 1000 ha 688,992 1000 ha 532,580 1000 ha Southern Asia
1970s 156,412 1000 ha 688,992 1000 ha 532,580 1000 ha Southern Asia
1980s 156,412 1000 ha 688,992 1000 ha 532,580 1000 ha Southern Asia
1990s 156,412 1000 ha 688,577 1000 ha 532,165 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 156,412 1000 ha 688,199 1000 ha 531,787 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 156,412 1000 ha 688,084 1000 ha 531,672 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 156,412 1000 ha 688,042 1000 ha 531,630 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, Mongolia or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 688,043 1000 ha against 156,412 1000 ha in Mongolia as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area between Mongolia and Southern Asia?
531,631 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 country area — area?
Mongolia ranks 22nd and Southern Asia ranks 20th of 248 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Country area — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Country area — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 16,500 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.