Arable land use per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Arable land use per person was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3284 hectares per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
28th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.7726 hectares per person
in 1964
All-time low
0.3284 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.3284 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Mongolia peaked at 0.7726 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.3284 hectares per person, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 28th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6183 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6952 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6804 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7726 hectares per person | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7665 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7605 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6842 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6317 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.591 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5744 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5827 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5677 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5614 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5539 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5557 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6201 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6979 hectares per person | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7126 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6985 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6947 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6954 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7007 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7173 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7117 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7041 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6626 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6595 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6574 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6468 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.653 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.632 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6285 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6248 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6037 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5937 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5846 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5356 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5793 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5049 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4919 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4865 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4813 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4756 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4681 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4625 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4577 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4515 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4527 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4517 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4513 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4634 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4645 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.444 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4431 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4388 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4284 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4201 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4134 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3403 hectares per person | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3372 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3312 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3305 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3284 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.3284 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 3.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.3284 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0406 hectares per person, 8.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6889 hectares per person | 0.591 hectares per person | 0.7726 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6125 hectares per person | 0.5539 hectares per person | 0.7126 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.685 hectares per person | 0.6468 hectares per person | 0.7173 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.594 hectares per person | 0.5049 hectares per person | 0.653 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.468 hectares per person | 0.4515 hectares per person | 0.4919 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4307 hectares per person | 0.3403 hectares per person | 0.4645 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3319 hectares per person | 0.3284 hectares per person | 0.3372 hectares per person | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Mongolia?
- Arable land use per person in Mongolia was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7726 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for arable land use per person?
- Mongolia ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.