Arable land — Area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Arable land — Area was 1,123 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Mongolia stood at 1,123 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Mongolia peaked at 1,374 1000 ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 624 1000 ha, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 120th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 624 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 724 1000 ha | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 729 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 850 1000 ha | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 867 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 885 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 819 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 777 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 746 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 744 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 775 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 776 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 789 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 801 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 827 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 950 1000 ha | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 1,100 1000 ha | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 1,154 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 1,160 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,182 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1,212 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1,251 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 1,312 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1,334 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 1,353 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,306 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 1,334 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1,365 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1,374 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1,370 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1,368 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,363 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,353 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,322 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1,321 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,321 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,228 1000 ha | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1,346 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 1,190 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 1,175 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,176 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,177 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,180 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,174 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,173 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,175 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,175 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,197 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,216 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,236 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,291 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1,319 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,287 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1,313 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,328 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,323 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,323 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,326 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,112 1000 ha | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 1,122 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,121 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,135 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,143 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,123 1000 ha | -1.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1,123 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1,123 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.15 1000 ha, 11.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 780.11 1000 ha | 624 1000 ha | 885 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 907.6 1000 ha | 744 1000 ha | 1,160 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,302 1000 ha | 1,182 1000 ha | 1,374 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,318 1000 ha | 1,190 1000 ha | 1,370 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,182 1000 ha | 1,173 1000 ha | 1,216 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,286 1000 ha | 1,112 1000 ha | 1,328 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,129 1000 ha | 1,121 1000 ha | 1,143 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 arable land — area in Mongolia?
- Arable land — area in Mongolia was 1,123 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,374 1000 ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 624 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for arable land — area?
- Mongolia ranks 120th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.