Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
24th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Mongolia is 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0811 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0814 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0814 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0806 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0808 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0807 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0809 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0811 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0812 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0815 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0799 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0833 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0834 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0842 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0843 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0841 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0841 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0737 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0736 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0735 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0734 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0732 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0729 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0729 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0728 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0727 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0719 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0806 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0806 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0805 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0811 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.08 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0766 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0842 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0767 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0843 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0727 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0713 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0722 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 21 Eswatini 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Isle of Man 0.0691 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Togo 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Morocco 0.0672 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Lebanon 0.0661 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Denmark 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 18.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0909 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.069 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.