Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mongolia

Mongolia: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.2609 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.2609
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
120th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.15
in 1969
All-time low
0.2482
in 2021
Years of data
61
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mongolia, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.811.2196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mongolia is 0.2609, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mongolia peaked at 1.15 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.2482, in 2021.

That places Mongolia 120th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.7001 0.4968 1.15 9
1970s 0.5725 0.382 0.8488 10
1980s 0.4502 0.3131 0.8319 10
1990s 0.8336 0.3815 1.09 8
2000s 0.8235 0.4328 1.08 10
2010s 0.4138 0.309 0.5901 10
2020s 0.2716 0.2482 0.2951 4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 117 Albania 0.2684 compare
  2. 118 Thailand 0.2634 compare
  3. 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2626 compare
  4. 121 Guinea 0.2554 compare
  5. 122 Oman 0.2529 compare
  6. 123 Nigeria 0.2491 compare

See the full ranking of 163 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mongolia?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mongolia was 0.2609 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1969.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2482 in 2021.
How does Mongolia rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Mongolia ranks 120th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).