Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 106,117 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 106,117 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Mongolia peaked at 140,059 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 106,117 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Mongolia 11th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,899 1000 ha | 139,798 1000 ha | 140,059 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 133,718 1000 ha | 123,553 1000 ha | 139,940 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 123,496 1000 ha | 123,224 1000 ha | 124,157 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 122,502 1000 ha | 117,147 1000 ha | 129,091 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 117,941 1000 ha | 112,752 1000 ha | 129,294 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,455 1000 ha | 112,040 1000 ha | 112,971 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,188 1000 ha | 106,117 1000 ha | 111,354 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 8 Brazil 173,361 1000 ha compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 171,000 1000 ha compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 117,227 1000 ha compare
- 12 Russian Federation 92,052 1000 ha compare
- 13 Sudan 91,454 1000 ha compare
- 14 Mexico 74,036 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 7.79 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 87.94 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 561.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 68.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5.39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.05 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,123 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.32 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Mongolia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Mongolia was 106,117 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 140,059 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,117 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Mongolia ranks 11th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.