Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 1,296 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Mongolia is 1,296 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Mongolia peaked at 1,668 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 317.9 kg per hectare, in 1969.
That places Mongolia 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 400 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 861.6 kg per hectare | +115.4% |
| 1963 | 817.8 kg per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 898.3 kg per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 772.8 kg per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1966 | 662.5 kg per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1967 | 816.2 kg per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1968 | 525.7 kg per hectare | -35.6% |
| 1969 | 317.9 kg per hectare | -39.5% |
| 1970 | 681.2 kg per hectare | +114.3% |
| 1971 | 899 kg per hectare | +32.0% |
| 1972 | 497.2 kg per hectare | -44.7% |
| 1973 | 1,085 kg per hectare | +118.3% |
| 1974 | 752.8 kg per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1975 | 1,114 kg per hectare | +48.0% |
| 1976 | 841.8 kg per hectare | -24.4% |
| 1977 | 855.3 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 626.9 kg per hectare | -26.7% |
| 1979 | 566.2 kg per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1980 | 517 kg per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 635.1 kg per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 1,043 kg per hectare | +64.2% |
| 1983 | 1,388 kg per hectare | +33.1% |
| 1984 | 966.3 kg per hectare | -30.4% |
| 1985 | 1,396 kg per hectare | +44.4% |
| 1986 | 1,381 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 1,107 kg per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1988 | 1,269 kg per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1989 | 1,248 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1,098 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 970.3 kg per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 833.4 kg per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 858.4 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 732 kg per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 735 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 660.5 kg per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 756.7 kg per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 634.1 kg per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 606.2 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 770.1 kg per hectare | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 708.4 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 585.4 kg per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 785.3 kg per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 787.5 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 474.3 kg per hectare | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 1,098 kg per hectare | +131.5% |
| 2007 | 942.5 kg per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 1,383 kg per hectare | +46.7% |
| 2009 | 1,552 kg per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 1,370 kg per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 1,487 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1,565 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,320 kg per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 1,668 kg per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 574.7 kg per hectare | -65.5% |
| 2016 | 1,280 kg per hectare | +122.7% |
| 2017 | 843.7 kg per hectare | -34.1% |
| 2018 | 1,380 kg per hectare | +63.5% |
| 2019 | 1,272 kg per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1,219 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1,420 kg per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 1,113 kg per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1,296 kg per hectare | +16.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1,296 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,429 kg per hectare, 38% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1,296 kg per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,751 kg per hectare, 35% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 674.76 kg per hectare | 317.9 kg per hectare | 898.3 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 791.95 kg per hectare | 497.2 kg per hectare | 1,114 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,095 kg per hectare | 517 kg per hectare | 1,396 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 788.48 kg per hectare | 606.2 kg per hectare | 1,098 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 908.61 kg per hectare | 474.3 kg per hectare | 1,552 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,276 kg per hectare | 574.7 kg per hectare | 1,668 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,262 kg per hectare | 1,113 kg per hectare | 1,420 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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)
- 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 cereal yield in Mongolia?
- Cereal yield in Mongolia was 1,296 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,668 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 317.9 kg per hectare in 1969.
- How does Mongolia rank for cereal yield?
- Mongolia ranks 151st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.