Yields of key staple crops in Mongolia
Mongolia: Yields of key staple crops was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Mongolia stood at 1.25 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops 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 |
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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 yields of key staple crops in Mongolia?
- Yields of key staple crops in Mongolia was 1.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3285 tonnes per hectare in 1969.
- How does Mongolia rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Mongolia ranks 111th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.