Arable land in Mongolia
Mongolia: Arable land was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Mongolia is 0.3284 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Mongolia peaked at 0.7726 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.3284 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6889 hectares per person | 0.591 hectares per person | 0.7726 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6125 hectares per person | 0.5539 hectares per person | 0.7126 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.685 hectares per person | 0.6468 hectares per person | 0.7173 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.594 hectares per person | 0.5049 hectares per person | 0.653 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.468 hectares per person | 0.4515 hectares per person | 0.4919 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4307 hectares per person | 0.3403 hectares per person | 0.4645 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3319 hectares per person | 0.3284 hectares per person | 0.3372 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.03 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 363,061 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,296 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 470,337 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Mongolia?
- Arable land in Mongolia was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7726 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3284 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for arable land?
- Mongolia ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.