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

51,509 hectares, with Tajikistan ahead.

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

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 Tajikistan: Cropland extent over the long-term

Mongolia

980,591 hectares

in 2025

Tajikistan

1.03 million hectares

in 2025

Mongolia rank

115th

Tajikistan rank

112th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Mongolia
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 1.03 million hectares against 980,591 hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 51,509 hectares.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.1 times Mongolia's.

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

Mongolia ranks 115th and Tajikistan ranks 112th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 24 and Tajikistan in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1000s	393,634 hectares	200,090 hectares	193,544 hectares	Mongolia
1100s	509,178 hectares	202,891 hectares	306,287 hectares	Mongolia
1200s	623,563 hectares	213,239 hectares	410,324 hectares	Mongolia
1300s	659,240 hectares	221,840 hectares	437,400 hectares	Mongolia
1400s	463,031 hectares	228,438 hectares	234,593 hectares	Mongolia
1500s	460,727 hectares	232,686 hectares	228,041 hectares	Mongolia
1600s	458,435 hectares	248,289 hectares	210,146 hectares	Mongolia
1700s	456,154 hectares	258,474 hectares	197,680 hectares	Mongolia
1710s	451,371 hectares	275,176 hectares	176,195 hectares	Mongolia
1720s	450,628 hectares	288,203 hectares	162,425 hectares	Mongolia
1730s	449,886 hectares	301,792 hectares	148,094 hectares	Mongolia
1740s	449,145 hectares	315,958 hectares	133,187 hectares	Mongolia
1750s	448,405 hectares	330,722 hectares	117,683 hectares	Mongolia
1760s	447,666 hectares	346,100 hectares	101,566 hectares	Mongolia
1770s	446,929 hectares	362,110 hectares	84,819 hectares	Mongolia
1780s	446,192 hectares	378,769 hectares	67,423 hectares	Mongolia
1790s	445,457 hectares	396,094 hectares	49,363 hectares	Mongolia
1800s	444,724 hectares	414,100 hectares	30,624 hectares	Mongolia
1810s	443,991 hectares	432,801 hectares	11,190 hectares	Mongolia
1820s	443,260 hectares	452,209 hectares	8,949 hectares	Tajikistan
1830s	445,021 hectares	472,336 hectares	27,315 hectares	Tajikistan
1840s	450,313 hectares	493,189 hectares	42,876 hectares	Tajikistan
1850s	455,667 hectares	514,775 hectares	59,108 hectares	Tajikistan
1860s	461,084 hectares	537,095 hectares	76,011 hectares	Tajikistan
1870s	466,567 hectares	560,147 hectares	93,580 hectares	Tajikistan
1880s	476,720 hectares	583,925 hectares	107,205 hectares	Tajikistan
1890s	521,784 hectares	608,416 hectares	86,632 hectares	Tajikistan
1900s	571,106 hectares	633,601 hectares	62,495 hectares	Tajikistan
1910s	625,092 hectares	659,453 hectares	34,361 hectares	Tajikistan
1920s	599,364 hectares	685,933 hectares	86,569 hectares	Tajikistan
1930s	573,877 hectares	712,992 hectares	139,115 hectares	Tajikistan
1940s	548,629 hectares	740,569 hectares	191,940 hectares	Tajikistan
1950s	557,567 hectares	881,366 hectares	323,798 hectares	Tajikistan
1960s	763,107 hectares	1.02 million hectares	252,016 hectares	Tajikistan
1970s	907,600 hectares	997,316 hectares	89,716 hectares	Tajikistan
1980s	1.30 million hectares	993,593 hectares	309,407 hectares	Mongolia
1990s	1.32 million hectares	948,534 hectares	370,266 hectares	Mongolia
2000s	1.18 million hectares	878,640 hectares	305,415 hectares	Mongolia
2010s	1.29 million hectares	954,080 hectares	336,438 hectares	Mongolia
2020s	1.07 million hectares	1.03 million hectares	42,592 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 Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 1.03 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 Tajikistan?: 51,509 hectares, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Tajikistan?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Tajikistan rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Mongolia ranks 115th and Tajikistan ranks 112th 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.