Cropland area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cropland area was 1.15 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area in Mongolia is 1.15 million hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Mongolia peaked at 1.38 million hectares in 1989 and was at its lowest, 624,000 hectares, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 110th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 780,111 hectares | 624,000 hectares | 885,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 907,600 hectares | 744,000 hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million hectares | 1.12 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 107 Slovakia 1.32 million hectares compare
- 108 Haiti 1.30 million hectares compare
- 109 Papua New Guinea 1.22 million hectares compare
- 111 Somalia 1.13 million hectares compare
- 112 Tajikistan 1.05 million hectares compare
- 113 Netherlands 1.04 million hectares compare
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 cropland area in Mongolia?
- Cropland area in Mongolia was 1.15 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million hectares in 1989.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 624,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for cropland area?
- Mongolia ranks 110th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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