Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Mongolia
Mongolia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 47,327 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Mongolia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Mongolia stood at 47,327 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Mongolia peaked at 55,343 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 46,954 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 13th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 55,343 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 52,470 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 49,020 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 49,248 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 50,111 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 51,143 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 51,679 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51,621 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 51,735 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 51,269 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 50,372 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 49,250 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 48,921 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 49,278 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 48,793 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 47,929 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 48,108 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47,483 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 47,060 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 46,992 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 46,954 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 47,996 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 48,095 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47,327 1000 ha | -1.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 47,327 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.38 1000 ha, 19927.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 47,327 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.25 1000 ha, 21034.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,374 1000 ha | 49,020 1000 ha | 55,343 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 48,847 1000 ha | 47,060 1000 ha | 51,269 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,473 1000 ha | 46,954 1000 ha | 48,095 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 10 Mauritania 87,105 1000 ha compare
- 10 Polynesia 16.24 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mali 73,085 1000 ha compare
- 11 Micronesia 7.56 1000 ha compare
- 12 Chad 69,462 1000 ha compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.92 1000 ha compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.69 1000 ha compare
- 14 Canada 44,381 1000 ha compare
- 14 Melanesia 3.55 1000 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 2.94 1000 ha compare
- 15 Yemen 36,818 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.49 1000 ha compare
- 16 Pakistan 33,071 1000 ha 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Mongolia?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Mongolia was 47,327 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 55,343 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,954 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Mongolia ranks 13th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.