Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0125 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia stood at 0.0125 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.0138 ha per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mongolia ranks 112th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +164.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +59.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0125 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.056 ha per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0125 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0209 ha per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +164.7% | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 109 Dominica 0.0133 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Thailand 0.0127 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Niger 0.0126 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 Libya 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 El Salvador 0.0101 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Bahrain 0.01 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.0125 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0138 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 112th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Potatoes — Area harvested 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.