Land use hidden — Land area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Land use hidden — Land area was 1.56 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.56 million Square kilometres
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.56 million Square kilometres
in 2023
All-time low
1.55 million Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.56 million Square kilometres for land use hidden — land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Mongolia peaked at 1.56 million Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.55 million Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Land use hidden — Land area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.56 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.56 million Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 160,508 Square kilometres, 9.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.56 million Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,280 Square kilometres, 85.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.55 million Square kilometres | 1.56 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million Square kilometres | 1.56 million Square kilometres | 1.56 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 million Square kilometres | 1.56 million Square kilometres | 1.56 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 15 Micronesia 700 Square kilometres compare
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- 16 Libya 1.76 million Square kilometres compare
- 17 Iran 1.62 million Square kilometres compare
- 19 Peru 1.28 million Square kilometres compare
- 20 Niger 1.27 million Square kilometres compare
- 21 Chad 1.26 million Square kilometres compare
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 use hidden — land area in Mongolia?
- Land use hidden — land area in Mongolia was 1.56 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.55 million Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Mongolia ranks 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata