Land use in Mongolia
Mongolia: Land use was 1.15 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Mongolia is 1.15 million hectares, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Mongolia peaked at 1.38 million hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 624,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 110th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 780,111 hectares | 624,000 hectares | 885,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 907,600 hectares | 744,000 hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 107 Slovakia 1.32 million hectares compare
- 108 Haiti 1.30 million hectares compare
- 109 Papua New Guinea 1.22 million hectares compare
- 111 Somalia 1.13 million hectares compare
- 112 Tajikistan 1.05 million hectares compare
- 113 Netherlands 1.04 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 land use in Mongolia?
- Land use in Mongolia was 1.15 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million hectares in 1989.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 624,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for land use?
- Mongolia ranks 110th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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