Agriculture — Area, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0305 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per capita in Mongolia is 0.0305 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.1394 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0305 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1394 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1351 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1313 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1279 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1244 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1209 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1175 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1144 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1114 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1086 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1058 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1029 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0973 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0945 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.082 1000 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0799 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0778 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0751 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0732 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0714 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0697 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0683 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0665 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0648 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0632 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0617 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0603 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0591 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0599 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0582 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.057 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.055 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0541 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0532 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0524 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0562 1000 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0556 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0553 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0546 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0538 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0531 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0461 1000 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0455 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0449 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0447 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0441 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0433 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0425 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0417 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.041 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0402 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0394 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0384 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0376 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0368 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0361 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0354 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0347 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0338 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0326 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0309 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0305 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0305 1000 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 1000 ha per person, 83.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0305 1000 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 127.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1247 1000 ha per person | 0.1114 1000 ha per person | 0.1394 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0924 1000 ha per person | 0.0751 1000 ha per person | 0.1086 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0658 1000 ha per person | 0.0591 1000 ha per person | 0.0732 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0557 1000 ha per person | 0.0524 1000 ha per person | 0.0599 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0473 1000 ha per person | 0.0425 1000 ha per person | 0.0546 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0381 1000 ha per person | 0.0347 1000 ha per person | 0.0417 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0322 1000 ha per person | 0.0305 1000 ha per person | 0.0338 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Mongolia?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Mongolia was 0.0305 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1394 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0305 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.