Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2155 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia stood at 0.2155 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.3444 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0749 ha per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Mongolia 70th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1725 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2068 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2249 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2301 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2339 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2217 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2223 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2236 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2242 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2249 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2152 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2029 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1984 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1971 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2042 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2094 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2268 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2682 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 0.2734 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2637 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2648 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2785 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2871 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2978 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3115 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.302 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3023 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3169 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3412 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3444 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3428 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3401 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3219 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2776 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2252 ha per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2099 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2017 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1946 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1245 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1348 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1303 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1081 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0989 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0757 ha per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1598 ha per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1871 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1909 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1769 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.187 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.232 ha per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.174 ha per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1977 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2062 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2111 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2298 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2155 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.2155 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8016 ha per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.2155 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1847 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +65.9% | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | 0.1598 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2178 ha per square kilometre | 0.1725 ha per square kilometre | 0.2339 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.222 ha per square kilometre | 0.1971 ha per square kilometre | 0.2734 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2966 ha per square kilometre | 0.2637 ha per square kilometre | 0.3412 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2635 ha per square kilometre | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | 0.3444 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1119 ha per square kilometre | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | 0.1598 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1941 ha per square kilometre | 0.1607 ha per square kilometre | 0.232 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2271 ha per square kilometre | 0.2111 ha per square kilometre | 0.252 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.2155 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3444 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0749 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Mongolia rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 70th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.