Grazing land use over the long-term in Mongolia
Mongolia: Grazing land use over the long-term was 109.92 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
109.92 million hectares
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
8th
of 202 countries
All-time high
130.72 million hectares
in 1960
All-time low
48.05 million hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long-term in Mongolia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long-term in Mongolia is 109.92 million hectares, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Mongolia peaked at 130.72 million hectares in 1960 and was at its lowest, 48.05 million hectares, in 1000.
That places Mongolia 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 48.05 million hectares | 48.05 million hectares | 48.05 million hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 63.09 million hectares | 63.09 million hectares | 63.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 78.44 million hectares | 78.44 million hectares | 78.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 84.18 million hectares | 84.18 million hectares | 84.18 million hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 60.02 million hectares | 60.02 million hectares | 60.02 million hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 60.63 million hectares | 60.63 million hectares | 60.63 million hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 61.24 million hectares | 61.24 million hectares | 61.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 61.86 million hectares | 61.86 million hectares | 61.86 million hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 62.14 million hectares | 62.14 million hectares | 62.14 million hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 62.97 million hectares | 62.97 million hectares | 62.97 million hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 63.82 million hectares | 63.82 million hectares | 63.82 million hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 64.68 million hectares | 64.68 million hectares | 64.68 million hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 65.56 million hectares | 65.56 million hectares | 65.56 million hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 66.44 million hectares | 66.44 million hectares | 66.44 million hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 67.34 million hectares | 67.34 million hectares | 67.34 million hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 68.24 million hectares | 68.24 million hectares | 68.24 million hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 69.16 million hectares | 69.16 million hectares | 69.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 70.09 million hectares | 70.09 million hectares | 70.09 million hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 71.04 million hectares | 71.04 million hectares | 71.04 million hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 72.00 million hectares | 72.00 million hectares | 72.00 million hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 73.38 million hectares | 73.38 million hectares | 73.38 million hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 75.38 million hectares | 75.38 million hectares | 75.38 million hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 77.43 million hectares | 77.43 million hectares | 77.43 million hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 79.54 million hectares | 79.54 million hectares | 79.54 million hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 81.70 million hectares | 81.70 million hectares | 81.70 million hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 84.74 million hectares | 84.74 million hectares | 84.74 million hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 94.16 million hectares | 94.16 million hectares | 94.16 million hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 104.62 million hectares | 104.62 million hectares | 104.62 million hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 116.25 million hectares | 116.25 million hectares | 116.25 million hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 113.15 million hectares | 113.15 million hectares | 113.15 million hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 109.98 million hectares | 109.98 million hectares | 109.98 million hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 106.73 million hectares | 106.73 million hectares | 106.73 million hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 117.43 million hectares | 103.41 million hectares | 130.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 130.61 million hectares | 130.53 million hectares | 130.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 128.01 million hectares | 123.37 million hectares | 130.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 123.31 million hectares | 123.08 million hectares | 123.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.14 million hectares | 117.15 million hectares | 127.96 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.62 million hectares | 112.75 million hectares | 128.13 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.46 million hectares | 112.04 million hectares | 112.97 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.70 million hectares | 109.92 million hectares | 111.35 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 5 Kazakhstan 183.11 million hectares compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 134.05 million hectares compare
- 7 Sudan 114.71 million hectares compare
- 9 Russia 92.05 million hectares compare
- 10 South Africa 83.93 million hectares compare
- 11 Argentina 74.68 million hectares compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 104.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 29.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 18.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2848 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 44.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 64.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0051 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0127 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5127 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term in Mongolia?
- Grazing land use over the long-term in Mongolia was 109.92 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 130.72 million hectares in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.05 million hectares in 1000.
- How does Mongolia rank for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Mongolia ranks 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.