Wheat yields in Mongolia
Mongolia: Wheat yields was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in Mongolia is 1.25 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Mongolia peaked at 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3285 tonnes per hectare, in 1969.
Mongolia ranks 111th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6917 tonnes per hectare | 0.3285 tonnes per hectare | 0.9416 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8303 tonnes per hectare | 0.5404 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.5632 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8056 tonnes per hectare | 0.6104 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9143 tonnes per hectare | 0.4775 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.5717 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 363,061 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yields in Mongolia?
- Wheat yields in Mongolia was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3285 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Mongolia rank for wheat yields?
- Mongolia ranks 111th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.