Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre was 0.7336 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7336 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
190th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.8879 hectares per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.4032 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mongolia is 0.7336 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.8879 hectares per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4032 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 190th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4032 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4679 hectares per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4711 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5493 hectares per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5603 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5719 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5293 hectares per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5021 hectares per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4821 hectares per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4808 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5008 hectares per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5015 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5099 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5176 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5344 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6139 hectares per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7109 hectares per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7457 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7496 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7638 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7832 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8084 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8479 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8621 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8743 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.844 hectares per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.8621 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8821 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8879 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8857 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8844 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8805 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8742 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8542 hectares per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8537 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8537 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7933 hectares per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 0.87 hectares per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7689 hectares per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7593 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7602 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7617 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7588 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7554 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7547 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7545 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7543 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7682 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7805 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7937 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8292 hectares per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8471 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8265 hectares per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8431 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8529 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8497 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8495 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8517 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7141 hectares per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7204 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7196 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7336 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.7336 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.89 hectares per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.7336 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35 hectares per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4032 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5719 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5865 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4808 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7496 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8416 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7638 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8879 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8518 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7689 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8857 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7608 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7543 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7805 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8257 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7141 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8529 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7256 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7196 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7336 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 187 Bahamas 0.7992 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 188 Singapore 0.7799 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 189 Brunei 0.759 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 0.7287 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 192 French Polynesia 0.7203 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 193 United Arab Emirates 0.7094 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.7336 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8879 hectares per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4032 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.