Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 0.2239 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mongolia is 0.2239 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 203.5% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.2485 animals per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.009 animals per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places Mongolia 190th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0646 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0905 animals per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1034 animals per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1034 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1163 animals per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1163 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1292 animals per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0646 animals per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0646 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0646 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.084 animals per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1972 | 0.084 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0775 animals per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0905 animals per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0646 animals per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0808 animals per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0905 animals per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1189 animals per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1305 animals per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1693 animals per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1989 | 0.146 animals per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0711 animals per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1312 animals per square kilometre | +84.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0517 animals per square kilometre | -60.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0562 animals per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0181 animals per square kilometre | -67.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0174 animals per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.009 animals per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 1997 | 0.009 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0162 animals per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 animals per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0162 animals per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0194 animals per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0322 animals per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0868 animals per square kilometre | +170.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0901 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0783 animals per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0828 animals per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.095 animals per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0937 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.086 animals per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1027 animals per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1092 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.095 animals per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1072 animals per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1085 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1047 animals per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1008 animals per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1342 animals per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2177 animals per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2485 animals per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1136 animals per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1438 animals per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0738 animals per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2239 animals per square kilometre | +203.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.2239 animals per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 819.06 animals per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.2239 animals per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +203.5% | 0.0738 animals per square kilometre | 0.2239 animals per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +170.0% | 0.0322 animals per square kilometre | 0.0868 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0948 animals per square kilometre | 0.0646 animals per square kilometre | 0.1292 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.083 animals per square kilometre | 0.0646 animals per square kilometre | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1146 animals per square kilometre | 0.0969 animals per square kilometre | 0.1693 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.039 animals per square kilometre | 0.009 animals per square kilometre | 0.1312 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0617 animals per square kilometre | 0.0162 animals per square kilometre | 0.095 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1166 animals per square kilometre | 0.086 animals per square kilometre | 0.2177 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1607 animals per square kilometre | 0.0738 animals per square kilometre | 0.2485 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 187 Chad 6.37 animals per square kilometre compare
- 188 Mauritania 5.99 animals per square kilometre compare
- 189 Botswana 4.08 animals per square kilometre compare
- 191 Luxembourg 0 animals per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2748 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 31.07 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.2239 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2485 animals per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.009 animals per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Mongolia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 190th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.