Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mongolia
Mongolia: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 11,323 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mongolia, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 11,323 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 150.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mongolia peaked at 11,323 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,797 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Mongolia ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,797 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 4,512 Square kilometres | +61.3% |
| 2015 | 4,976 Square kilometres | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 9,548 Square kilometres | +91.9% |
| 2022 | 11,323 Square kilometres | +18.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 11,323 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,622 Square kilometres, 4.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 11,323 Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,763 Square kilometres, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,797 Square kilometres | 2,797 Square kilometres | 2,797 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,744 Square kilometres | 4,512 Square kilometres | 4,976 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 10,436 Square kilometres | 9,548 Square kilometres | 11,323 Square kilometres | 2 |
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mongolia?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Mongolia was 11,323 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,323 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,797 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Mongolia ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation