Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0056 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mongolia stood at 0.0056 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.0063 ha per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 ha per person, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 15th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0043 ha per person | +156.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0025 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0028 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0025 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0025 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.002 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 0.004 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0044 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0043 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 ha per person | -38.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 ha per person | +55.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0052 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0063 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0059 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 0.004 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0037 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0042 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0036 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.005 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.005 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0059 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0049 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.004 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 ha per person | +30.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0056 ha per person | -0.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0056 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 4.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0056 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0005 ha per person, 11.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +156.5% | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 12 Tajikistan 0.006 ha per person compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 0.0058 ha per person compare
- 14 Armenia 0.0058 ha per person compare
- 16 Poland 0.0054 ha per person compare
- 17 Lithuania 0.0051 ha per person compare
- 18 Azerbaijan 0.0045 ha per person compare
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mongolia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Mongolia was 0.0056 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 ha per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 15th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.