Cropland per person over the long-term in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.2993 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2993 hectares per person
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
46th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.7911 hectares per person
in 1964
All-time low
0.2993 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Mongolia, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland per person over the long-term in Mongolia stood at 0.2993 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Mongolia peaked at 0.7911 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.2993 hectares per person, in 2025.
Mongolia ranks 46th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.7873 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.7834 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1200 | 0.7795 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1300 | 0.7756 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1400 | 0.7717 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1500 | 0.7679 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1600 | 0.7641 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1700 | 0.7603 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1710 | 0.7565 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1720 | 0.7527 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1730 | 0.749 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1740 | 0.7452 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1750 | 0.7415 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1760 | 0.7378 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1770 | 0.7342 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1780 | 0.7305 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1790 | 0.7269 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1800 | 0.7233 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1810 | 0.7197 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1820 | 0.7161 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1830 | 0.7125 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1840 | 0.709 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1850 | 0.7055 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 0.7019 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.6985 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 0.695 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 0.6915 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.6881 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.6847 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1920 | 0.6813 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.6779 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.6745 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 0.6711 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1951 | 0.6678 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.6645 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.6612 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.6579 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.6546 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.6513 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.6481 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.6449 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.6417 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.6385 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.6353 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.7159 hectares per person | +12.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6994 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.7911 hectares per person | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7831 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.7763 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6981 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6437 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6005 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5818 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5873 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5704 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5631 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5555 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5578 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6231 hectares per person | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7021 hectares per person | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.7173 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7026 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6981 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6967 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7003 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7164 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7103 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.703 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6603 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6568 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6549 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6428 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6253 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.618 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.609 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5985 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.579 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5733 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5681 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5229 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5685 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4983 hectares per person | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4877 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4833 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.479 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4739 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.467 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4614 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4547 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4474 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4486 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4488 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4496 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4633 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.467 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4498 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4527 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.452 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4446 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4387 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4347 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.36 hectares per person | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3588 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3554 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3567 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3276 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3133 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2993 hectares per person | -4.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.2993 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1888 hectares per person, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.2993 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1367 hectares per person, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.7873 hectares per person | 0.7873 hectares per person | 0.7873 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.7834 hectares per person | 0.7834 hectares per person | 0.7834 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.7795 hectares per person | 0.7795 hectares per person | 0.7795 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.7756 hectares per person | 0.7756 hectares per person | 0.7756 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.7717 hectares per person | 0.7717 hectares per person | 0.7717 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.7679 hectares per person | 0.7679 hectares per person | 0.7679 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7641 hectares per person | 0.7641 hectares per person | 0.7641 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.7603 hectares per person | 0.7603 hectares per person | 0.7603 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7565 hectares per person | 0.7565 hectares per person | 0.7565 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7527 hectares per person | 0.7527 hectares per person | 0.7527 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.749 hectares per person | 0.749 hectares per person | 0.749 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.7452 hectares per person | 0.7452 hectares per person | 0.7452 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.7415 hectares per person | 0.7415 hectares per person | 0.7415 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.7378 hectares per person | 0.7378 hectares per person | 0.7378 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7342 hectares per person | 0.7342 hectares per person | 0.7342 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7305 hectares per person | 0.7305 hectares per person | 0.7305 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7269 hectares per person | 0.7269 hectares per person | 0.7269 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7233 hectares per person | 0.7233 hectares per person | 0.7233 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.7197 hectares per person | 0.7197 hectares per person | 0.7197 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.7161 hectares per person | 0.7161 hectares per person | 0.7161 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.7125 hectares per person | 0.7125 hectares per person | 0.7125 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.709 hectares per person | 0.709 hectares per person | 0.709 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7055 hectares per person | 0.7055 hectares per person | 0.7055 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.7019 hectares per person | 0.7019 hectares per person | 0.7019 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.6985 hectares per person | 0.6985 hectares per person | 0.6985 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.695 hectares per person | 0.695 hectares per person | 0.695 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.6915 hectares per person | 0.6915 hectares per person | 0.6915 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6881 hectares per person | 0.6881 hectares per person | 0.6881 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.6847 hectares per person | 0.6847 hectares per person | 0.6847 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.6813 hectares per person | 0.6813 hectares per person | 0.6813 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.6779 hectares per person | 0.6779 hectares per person | 0.6779 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.6745 hectares per person | 0.6745 hectares per person | 0.6745 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.6563 hectares per person | 0.6417 hectares per person | 0.6711 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6982 hectares per person | 0.6005 hectares per person | 0.7911 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6161 hectares per person | 0.5555 hectares per person | 0.7173 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.684 hectares per person | 0.6428 hectares per person | 0.7164 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5761 hectares per person | 0.4983 hectares per person | 0.6253 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4652 hectares per person | 0.4474 hectares per person | 0.4877 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4412 hectares per person | 0.36 hectares per person | 0.467 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3352 hectares per person | 0.2993 hectares per person | 0.3588 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Mongolia?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Mongolia was 0.2993 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7911 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2993 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Mongolia rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Mongolia ranks 46th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.