Other land — Area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Other land — Area was 34,326 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Mongolia stood at 34,326 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Mongolia peaked at 34,326 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,010 1000 ha, in 2000.
Mongolia ranks 33rd of 259 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,736 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,271 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 16,820 1000 ha | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 21,294 1000 ha | +26.6% |
| 1994 | 21,958 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 21,967 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21,976 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11,562 1000 ha | -47.4% |
| 1998 | 11,330 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 10,189 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 10,010 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 10,358 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 10,378 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26,957 1000 ha | +159.8% |
| 2004 | 27,060 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27,293 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 26,803 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 26,858 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 27,040 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27,285 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 27,335 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 27,355 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27,476 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27,443 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 27,787 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 27,808 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 27,876 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 27,964 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27,998 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 28,287 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 29,003 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29,063 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 29,481 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 34,108 1000 ha | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 34,326 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 34,326 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,878 1000 ha, 18.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 34,326 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 281.86 1000 ha, 121.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other land — Area in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +159.8% | 10,378 1000 ha | 26,957 1000 ha |
| 1997 | -47.4% | 21,976 1000 ha | 11,562 1000 ha |
| 1993 | +26.6% | 16,820 1000 ha | 21,294 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,610 1000 ha | 10,189 1000 ha | 21,976 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,004 1000 ha | 10,010 1000 ha | 27,293 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,733 1000 ha | 27,335 1000 ha | 28,287 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,196 1000 ha | 29,003 1000 ha | 34,326 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 other land — area in Mongolia?
- Other land — area in Mongolia was 34,326 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,326 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,010 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for other land — area?
- Mongolia ranks 33rd out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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, published as part of Other land — 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.