Arable land pin in Mongolia

Mongolia: Arable land pin 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 pin in Mongolia, 1961–2023

0.20.40.60.811.2196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land pin 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 pin 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.

Arable land pin in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Arable land pin in Mongolia, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 0.4968 -50.3%
1963 0.502 +1.0%
1964 0.5141 +2.4%
1965 0.5847 +13.7%
1966 0.7288 +24.6%
1967 0.5629 -22.8%
1968 0.759 +34.8%
1969 1.15 +51.9%
1970 0.5815 -49.5%
1971 0.4824 -17.0%
1972 0.8488 +76.0%
1973 0.3882 -54.3%
1974 0.552 +42.2%
1975 0.382 -30.8%
1976 0.546 +42.9%
1977 0.5853 +7.2%
1978 0.6736 +15.1%
1979 0.6848 +1.7%
1980 0.8319 +21.5%
1981 0.719 -13.6%
1982 0.4707 -34.5%
1983 0.3512 -25.4%
1984 0.4407 +25.5%
1985 0.3282 -25.5%
1986 0.3131 -4.6%
1987 0.3746 +19.7%
1988 0.3491 -6.8%
1989 0.3233 -7.4%
1990 0.3815 +18.0%
1993 0.5873 +53.9%
1994 0.787 +34.0%
1995 0.9344 +18.7%
1996 1.09 +16.8%
1997 0.8876 -18.7%
1998 1.02 +14.9%
1999 0.9804 -3.8%
2000 1.07 +8.9%
2001 0.9922 -7.1%
2002 1.08 +8.4%
2003 0.8265 -23.2%
2004 0.8198 -0.8%
2005 0.9995 +21.9%
2006 0.7047 -29.5%
2007 0.7392 +4.9%
2008 0.5769 -22.0%
2009 0.4328 -25.0%
2010 0.4522 +4.5%
2011 0.3917 -13.4%
2012 0.3542 -9.6%
2013 0.3869 +9.2%
2014 0.3342 -13.6%
2015 0.5619 +68.1%
2016 0.3766 -33.0%
2017 0.5901 +56.7%
2018 0.3809 -35.4%
2019 0.309 -18.9%
2020 0.2951 -4.5%
2021 0.2482 -15.9%
2022 0.282 +13.6%
2023 0.2609 -7.5%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 0.2609 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 0.2609 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4156, 63% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

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 pin in Mongolia?
Arable land pin in Mongolia was 0.2609 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 in 1969.
What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2482 in 2021.
How does Mongolia rank for arable land pin?
Mongolia ranks 120th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land pin 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arable land pin
Source
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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