Cropland — Area per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.32 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.32 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.77 ha/cap in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.32 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 41st out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6889 ha/cap | 0.59 ha/cap | 0.77 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.612 ha/cap | 0.55 ha/cap | 0.71 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.685 ha/cap | 0.65 ha/cap | 0.72 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.572 ha/cap | 0.49 ha/cap | 0.63 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.465 ha/cap | 0.45 ha/cap | 0.48 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.439 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.334 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 39 Belize 0.33 ha/cap compare
- 39 Togo 0.33 ha/cap compare
- 41 Cuba 0.32 ha/cap compare
- 41 Czechoslovakia 0.32 ha/cap compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 0.31 ha/cap compare
- 44 Iceland 0.31 ha/cap compare
- 44 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.31 ha/cap compare
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 cropland — area per capita in Mongolia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Mongolia was 0.32 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 ha/cap in 1964.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 41st out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.