Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel was 439,000 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
439,000 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
135th
of 192 countries
All-time high
479,000 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
116,000 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 439,000 tonnes for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Mongolia peaked at 479,000 tonnes in 2021 and was at its lowest, 116,000 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 116,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 118,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 124,000 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 138,000 tonnes | +11.3% |
| 1965 | 151,000 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 154,000 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 150,000 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 146,000 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 154,000 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 178,000 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 1971 | 183,000 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 181,000 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 187,000 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 190,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 189,000 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 216,000 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 218,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 222,000 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 234,000 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 246,000 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 255,000 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 263,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 286,000 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 287,000 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 276,000 tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 289,000 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 286,000 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 307,000 tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 301,000 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 290,000 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 278,000 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 236,000 tonnes | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 238,000 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 258,000 tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 312,000 tonnes | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 303,000 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 272,000 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 274,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 276,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 291,000 tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 315,000 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 344,000 tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 327,000 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 324,000 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 334,000 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 349,000 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 346,000 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 351,000 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 351,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 375,000 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 366,000 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 378,000 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 379,000 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 423,000 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 396,000 tonnes | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 417,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 384,000 tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 447,000 tonnes | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 408,000 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 453,000 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 479,000 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 436,000 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 439,000 tonnes | +0.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 439,000 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.00 million tonnes, 44% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 439,000 tonnes is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 547,500 tonnes, 80% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 139,000 tonnes | 116,000 tonnes | 154,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 199,800 tonnes | 178,000 tonnes | 234,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 279,600 tonnes | 246,000 tonnes | 307,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 273,700 tonnes | 236,000 tonnes | 312,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 333,200 tonnes | 291,000 tonnes | 351,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 397,300 tonnes | 366,000 tonnes | 447,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 451,750 tonnes | 436,000 tonnes | 479,000 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Mongolia?
- Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel in Mongolia was 439,000 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 479,000 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,000 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel?
- Mongolia ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is allocated for direct consumption as human food, rather than allocation to animal feed or industrial uses.