Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mongolia
Mongolia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 1.05 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Mongolia is 1.05 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Mongolia peaked at 1.17 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.44 %, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 226th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5533 % | 0.44 % | 0.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.683 % | 0.53 % | 0.93 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 % | 0.95 % | 1.09 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 % | 0.91 % | 1.14 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.993 % | 0.9 % | 1.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 % | 0.98 % | 1.17 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 % | 1 % | 1.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 — Area 1,123 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.32 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Mongolia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Mongolia was 1.05 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 % in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Mongolia ranks 226th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.