Mongolia vs Sudan: Agricultural area over the long-term
Mongolia
110.90 million hectares
in 2025
Sudan
138.40 million hectares
in 2025
Mongolia rank
11th
Sudan rank
8th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Mongolia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 138.40 million hectares against 110.90 million hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 27.50 million hectares.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 36 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 48.44 million hectares | 33.59 million hectares | 14.86 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 63.60 million hectares | 39.07 million hectares | 24.53 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 79.06 million hectares | 40.33 million hectares | 38.72 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 84.84 million hectares | 43.70 million hectares | 41.14 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 60.48 million hectares | 47.06 million hectares | 13.43 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 61.09 million hectares | 50.42 million hectares | 10.67 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 61.70 million hectares | 54.20 million hectares | 7.50 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 62.31 million hectares | 43.16 million hectares | 19.15 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 62.59 million hectares | 43.43 million hectares | 19.16 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 63.43 million hectares | 43.71 million hectares | 19.71 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 64.27 million hectares | 44.00 million hectares | 20.27 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 65.13 million hectares | 44.31 million hectares | 20.82 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 66.00 million hectares | 44.64 million hectares | 21.37 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 66.89 million hectares | 44.98 million hectares | 21.91 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 67.78 million hectares | 45.34 million hectares | 22.44 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 68.69 million hectares | 45.73 million hectares | 22.96 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 69.61 million hectares | 46.14 million hectares | 23.47 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 70.54 million hectares | 46.57 million hectares | 23.96 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 71.48 million hectares | 47.05 million hectares | 24.44 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 72.44 million hectares | 47.56 million hectares | 24.88 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 73.82 million hectares | 48.11 million hectares | 25.71 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 75.83 million hectares | 48.72 million hectares | 27.11 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 77.88 million hectares | 49.39 million hectares | 28.49 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 80.00 million hectares | 50.09 million hectares | 29.91 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 82.17 million hectares | 50.84 million hectares | 31.33 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 85.22 million hectares | 51.79 million hectares | 33.43 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 94.68 million hectares | 52.91 million hectares | 41.77 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 105.19 million hectares | 54.23 million hectares | 50.96 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 116.87 million hectares | 55.95 million hectares | 60.92 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 113.75 million hectares | 58.16 million hectares | 55.59 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 110.55 million hectares | 61.26 million hectares | 49.30 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 107.28 million hectares | 66.23 million hectares | 41.06 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 117.99 million hectares | 89.56 million hectares | 28.43 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 131.38 million hectares | 108.86 million hectares | 22.52 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 128.92 million hectares | 110.14 million hectares | 18.78 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 124.61 million hectares | 114.26 million hectares | 10.35 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 123.45 million hectares | 126.09 million hectares | 2.63 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2000s | 118.80 million hectares | 131.45 million hectares | 12.65 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2010s | 113.75 million hectares | 137.50 million hectares | 23.75 million hectares | Sudan |
| 2020s | 111.78 million hectares | 138.40 million hectares | 26.62 million hectares | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Mongolia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 138.40 million hectares against 110.90 million hectares in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Mongolia and Sudan?
- 27.50 million hectares, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Sudan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Sudan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Mongolia ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 8th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.