Land area — Area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Land area — Area was 155,850 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Mongolia is 155,850 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Mongolia peaked at 155,850 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 154,744 1000 ha, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 24th of 267 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land area — Area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 154,744 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 154,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 155,469 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 155,444 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 155,444 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 155,746 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 155,746 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 155,747 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 155,747 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 155,729 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 155,725 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 155,725 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 155,725 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 155,725 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 155,726 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 155,726 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 155,726 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 155,726 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 155,726 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 155,751 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 155,751 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 155,751 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 155,850 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 155,850 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 155,850 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,380 1000 ha, 15.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 155,850 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,845 1000 ha, 84.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154,744 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 154,744 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 154,744 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,744 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,358 1000 ha | 154,744 1000 ha | 155,747 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,726 1000 ha | 155,725 1000 ha | 155,729 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 155,791 1000 ha | 155,751 1000 ha | 155,850 1000 ha | 5 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Mongolia?
- Land area — area in Mongolia was 155,850 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 155,850 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 154,744 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for land area — area?
- Mongolia ranks 24th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — Area. 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.