Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.25 tonnes per hectare for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mongolia peaked at 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3179 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Mongolia ranks 155th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6748 tonnes per hectare | 0.3179 tonnes per hectare | 0.8983 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.792 tonnes per hectare | 0.4972 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.517 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7885 tonnes per hectare | 0.6062 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9086 tonnes per hectare | 0.4743 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.5747 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 363,061 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mongolia?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mongolia was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3179 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Mongolia rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Mongolia ranks 155th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.