Australia vs Mongolia: Agricultural land use per person
Australia
12.43 hectares per person
in 2025
Mongolia
33.85 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
4th
Mongolia rank
2nd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Australia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 33.85 hectares per person against 12.43 hectares per person in Australia, a difference of 21.42 hectares per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 2.7 times Australia's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th and Mongolia ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 96.88 hectares per person | 96.88 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 97.85 hectares per person | 97.85 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 98.82 hectares per person | 98.82 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 99.81 hectares per person | 99.81 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 100.81 hectares per person | 100.81 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 0 hectares per person | 101.81 hectares per person | 101.81 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 0 hectares per person | 102.83 hectares per person | 102.83 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 0 hectares per person | 103.86 hectares per person | 103.86 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 0 hectares per person | 104.89 hectares per person | 104.89 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 0 hectares per person | 105.94 hectares per person | 105.94 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 0 hectares per person | 107 hectares per person | 107 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 0 hectares per person | 108.07 hectares per person | 108.07 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 0 hectares per person | 109.15 hectares per person | 109.15 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 0 hectares per person | 110.24 hectares per person | 110.24 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 0 hectares per person | 111.35 hectares per person | 111.35 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 0 hectares per person | 112.46 hectares per person | 112.46 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 0.8085 hectares per person | 113.58 hectares per person | 112.78 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 1.36 hectares per person | 114.72 hectares per person | 113.36 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 3.32 hectares per person | 115.87 hectares per person | 112.55 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 5.84 hectares per person | 117.03 hectares per person | 111.19 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 9.81 hectares per person | 118.2 hectares per person | 108.39 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 14.34 hectares per person | 119.38 hectares per person | 105.05 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 15.57 hectares per person | 120.58 hectares per person | 105.01 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 15.05 hectares per person | 121.78 hectares per person | 106.73 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 16.69 hectares per person | 123 hectares per person | 106.31 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 19.03 hectares per person | 124.24 hectares per person | 105.21 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 21.17 hectares per person | 125.48 hectares per person | 104.32 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 25.62 hectares per person | 126.74 hectares per person | 101.11 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 29.64 hectares per person | 128.01 hectares per person | 98.36 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 32.04 hectares per person | 129.29 hectares per person | 97.25 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1930s | 35.67 hectares per person | 130.59 hectares per person | 94.92 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1940s | 38.35 hectares per person | 131.9 hectares per person | 93.54 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1950s | 41.05 hectares per person | 138.61 hectares per person | 97.56 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1960s | 37.99 hectares per person | 120.99 hectares per person | 83 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 31.53 hectares per person | 88.82 hectares per person | 57.29 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 27.05 hectares per person | 65.61 hectares per person | 38.56 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 1990s | 22.35 hectares per person | 53.86 hectares per person | 31.51 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 18.55 hectares per person | 46.76 hectares per person | 28.21 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 14.44 hectares per person | 38.88 hectares per person | 24.45 hectares per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 12.76 hectares per person | 34.84 hectares per person | 22.08 hectares per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Australia or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 33.85 hectares per person against 12.43 hectares per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Australia and Mongolia?
- 21.42 hectares per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mongolia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Mongolia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Australia ranks 4th and Mongolia ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.