Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Mongolia
Mongolia: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.0308 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.0308
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
145th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.0629
in 1988
All-time low
0.0143
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Mongolia, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.0308 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Mongolia peaked at 0.0629 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0143, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0143 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0189 | +32.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0224 | +18.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0234 | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0244 | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0236 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.026 | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0269 | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0249 | -7.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0298 | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0331 | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0336 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0363 | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0374 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0423 | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0479 | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0514 | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0525 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0529 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0532 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0543 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0564 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0579 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.058 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0596 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0603 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0624 | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0629 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0603 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0576 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0524 | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0483 | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0447 | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0439 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0414 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.039 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0337 | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0303 | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0276 | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0246 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0239 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0231 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.025 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.024 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0228 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.022 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.02 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0166 | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0197 | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0244 | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0245 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0265 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0268 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0279 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0293 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0308 | +5.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0308 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3892, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0308 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6175, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0228 | 0.0143 | 0.0269 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0417 | 0.0298 | 0.0529 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0585 | 0.0532 | 0.0629 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0419 | 0.0276 | 0.0576 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0221 | 0.0166 | 0.025 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0251 | 0.0156 | 0.0308 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Mongolia?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Mongolia was 0.0308 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0629 in 1988.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0143 in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Mongolia ranks 145th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.