Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 68.81 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 68.81 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Mongolia peaked at 90.91 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 68.81 %, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 32nd of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.91 % | — |
| 1962 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 90.89 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 90.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 81.14 % | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 81.41 % | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 81.37 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 80.59 % | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 80.51 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 80.47 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 80.47 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 80.76 % | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 80.52 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 80.51 % | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 80.48 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 80.71 % | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 80.93 % | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 81.12 % | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 81.2 % | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 81.51 % | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 79.87 % | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 76.98 % | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 76.56 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 76.56 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.29 % | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 83.45 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 84.19 % | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 84.31 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 84.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 84.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.5 % | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 73.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.66 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.63 % | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.52 % | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.37 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 73.34 % | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 73.33 % | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.25 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.23 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 73 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.99 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.92 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.86 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 72.84 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.22 % | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 72.18 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.91 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 68.96 % | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 68.81 % | -0.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 68.81 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.07 %, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 68.81 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.45 %, 3.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.91 % | 90.89 % | 90.91 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 87 % | 80.59 % | 90.91 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.65 % | 80.47 % | 81.12 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.02 % | 76.56 % | 84.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.69 % | 73.29 % | 84.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.04 % | 72.66 % | 73.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.82 % | 68.81 % | 72.22 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.21 % compare
- 29 United Kingdom 69.21 % compare
- 31 Togo 69.08 % compare
- 33 Isle of Man 68.27 % compare
- 34 Morocco 67.22 % compare
- 35 Ireland 65.15 % 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Mongolia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Mongolia was 68.81 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.91 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.81 % in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Mongolia ranks 32nd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.