How does Mongolia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?

Mongolia ranks 98th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Mongolia?

Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mongolia

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mongolia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Mongolia: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 63.1 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

63.1 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

98th

of 241 countries

All-time high

63.1 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

29.97 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Mongolia, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mongolia stood at 63.1 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mongolia peaked at 63.1 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.97 1000 ha, in 1992.

Mongolia ranks 98th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	32.94 1000 ha	29.97 1000 ha	36.59 1000 ha	8
2000s	43.02 1000 ha	38.12 1000 ha	45.12 1000 ha	10
2010s	48.28 1000 ha	45.15 1000 ha	61.35 1000 ha	10
2020s	62.11 1000 ha	61.35 1000 ha	63.1 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Mongolia

95 Finland 65.54 1000 ha compare
96 Kyrgyzstan 63.67 1000 ha compare
97 Tajikistan 63.6 1000 ha compare
99 Dominican Republic 62.18 1000 ha compare
100 Uganda 62.12 1000 ha compare
101 Lithuania 61.46 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Mongolia

Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 7,457 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 18,643 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 44 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 12 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 14,991 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 27,301 t (2024)
Printing and writing papers — Import value 14,290 1000 USD (2024)
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 14,850 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mongolia?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Mongolia was 63.1 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Mongolia?: The highest recorded value was 63.1 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Mongolia?: The lowest recorded value was 29.97 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Mongolia rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Mongolia ranks 98th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Mongolia?: Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.