Agriculture — Area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Agriculture — Area was 107,346 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 107,346 1000 ha for agriculture — 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 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Mongolia peaked at 140,684 1000 ha in 1970 and was at its lowest, 107,346 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 14th out of 237 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,679 1000 ha | 140,652 1000 ha | 140,683 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 134,626 1000 ha | 124,713 1000 ha | 140,684 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 124,799 1000 ha | 124,519 1000 ha | 125,532 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 123,821 1000 ha | 118,469 1000 ha | 130,282 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 119,125 1000 ha | 113,928 1000 ha | 130,470 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,813 1000 ha | 113,260 1000 ha | 114,210 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,416 1000 ha | 107,346 1000 ha | 112,569 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Mongolia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 7.79 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 87.94 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 561.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 68.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 106,117 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5.39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.05 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,123 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Mongolia?
- Agriculture — area in Mongolia was 107,346 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 140,684 1000 ha in 1970.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,346 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for agriculture — area?
- Mongolia ranks 14th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Agriculture — 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.