What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Mongolia and Netherlands?

44,379 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Netherlands?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs Netherlands: Cropland extent over the long-term

Mongolia

980,591 hectares

in 2025

Netherlands

1.02 million hectares

in 2025

Mongolia rank

115th

Netherlands rank

113th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Mongolia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.02 million hectares against 980,591 hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 44,379 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 26 and Netherlands in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1000s	393,634 hectares	81,264 hectares	312,370 hectares	Mongolia
1100s	509,178 hectares	97,516 hectares	411,662 hectares	Mongolia
1200s	623,563 hectares	109,706 hectares	513,857 hectares	Mongolia
1300s	659,240 hectares	194,095 hectares	465,145 hectares	Mongolia
1400s	463,031 hectares	138,639 hectares	324,392 hectares	Mongolia
1500s	460,727 hectares	210,742 hectares	249,985 hectares	Mongolia
1600s	458,435 hectares	282,845 hectares	175,590 hectares	Mongolia
1700s	456,154 hectares	354,948 hectares	101,206 hectares	Mongolia
1710s	451,371 hectares	360,745 hectares	90,626 hectares	Mongolia
1720s	450,628 hectares	366,543 hectares	84,085 hectares	Mongolia
1730s	449,886 hectares	372,340 hectares	77,546 hectares	Mongolia
1740s	449,145 hectares	378,138 hectares	71,007 hectares	Mongolia
1750s	448,405 hectares	383,935 hectares	64,470 hectares	Mongolia
1760s	447,666 hectares	389,732 hectares	57,934 hectares	Mongolia
1770s	446,929 hectares	395,530 hectares	51,399 hectares	Mongolia
1780s	446,192 hectares	401,327 hectares	44,865 hectares	Mongolia
1790s	445,457 hectares	407,125 hectares	38,332 hectares	Mongolia
1800s	444,724 hectares	412,922 hectares	31,802 hectares	Mongolia
1810s	443,991 hectares	418,720 hectares	25,271 hectares	Mongolia
1820s	443,260 hectares	424,517 hectares	18,743 hectares	Mongolia
1830s	445,021 hectares	467,785 hectares	22,764 hectares	Netherlands
1840s	450,313 hectares	513,563 hectares	63,250 hectares	Netherlands
1850s	455,667 hectares	553,670 hectares	98,003 hectares	Netherlands
1860s	461,084 hectares	596,520 hectares	135,436 hectares	Netherlands
1870s	466,567 hectares	642,830 hectares	176,263 hectares	Netherlands
1880s	476,720 hectares	708,088 hectares	231,368 hectares	Netherlands
1890s	521,784 hectares	777,748 hectares	255,964 hectares	Netherlands
1900s	571,106 hectares	866,118 hectares	295,012 hectares	Netherlands
1910s	625,092 hectares	881,672 hectares	256,580 hectares	Netherlands
1920s	599,364 hectares	907,868 hectares	308,504 hectares	Netherlands
1930s	573,877 hectares	939,386 hectares	365,509 hectares	Netherlands
1940s	548,629 hectares	951,256 hectares	402,627 hectares	Netherlands
1950s	557,567 hectares	1.05 million hectares	488,557 hectares	Netherlands
1960s	763,107 hectares	969,540 hectares	206,433 hectares	Netherlands
1970s	907,600 hectares	855,860 hectares	51,740 hectares	Mongolia
1980s	1.30 million hectares	898,130 hectares	404,870 hectares	Mongolia
1990s	1.32 million hectares	962,210 hectares	356,590 hectares	Mongolia
2000s	1.18 million hectares	1.10 million hectares	88,045 hectares	Mongolia
2010s	1.29 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	227,238 hectares	Mongolia
2020s	1.07 million hectares	1.04 million hectares	39,393 hectares	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Mongolia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 1.02 million hectares against 980,591 hectares in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Mongolia and Netherlands?: 44,379 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Netherlands?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Netherlands rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Mongolia ranks 115th and Netherlands ranks 113th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.