Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.25 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
156th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
0.3179 tonnes per hectare
in 1969
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 156th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8616 tonnes per hectare | +115.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8178 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8983 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7728 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6625 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.8162 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5257 tonnes per hectare | -35.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3179 tonnes per hectare | -39.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6812 tonnes per hectare | +114.3% |
| 1971 | 0.899 tonnes per hectare | +32.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4972 tonnes per hectare | -44.7% |
| 1973 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +118.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7528 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1975 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +48.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8418 tonnes per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6269 tonnes per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5662 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.517 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6351 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +64.2% |
| 1983 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9663 tonnes per hectare | -30.4% |
| 1985 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +44.4% |
| 1986 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1988 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9703 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8334 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8584 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.732 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.735 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6605 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7567 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6341 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6062 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7701 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7084 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5854 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7853 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7875 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4743 tonnes per hectare | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +131.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9425 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +46.7% |
| 2009 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5747 tonnes per hectare | -65.5% |
| 2016 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +122.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8437 tonnes per hectare | -34.1% |
| 2018 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +63.5% |
| 2019 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.25 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 37% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.25 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
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 |
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (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 156th out of 186 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.