Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Mongolia

Mongolia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 68.22 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
68.22 percent
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
10th
of 208 countries
All-time high
90.51 percent
in 1961
All-time low
68.22 percent
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Mongolia, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Mongolia is 68.22 percent, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Mongolia peaked at 90.51 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 68.22 percent, in 2023.

That places Mongolia 10th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 90.41 percent 90.34 percent 90.51 percent 9
1970s 86.41 percent 79.84 percent 90.43 percent 10
1980s 79.8 percent 79.63 percent 80.23 percent 10
1990s 79.16 percent 75.7 percent 83.42 percent 10
2000s 75.93 percent 72.54 percent 83.55 percent 10
2010s 72.22 percent 71.95 percent 72.54 percent 10
2020s 70.59 percent 68.22 percent 71.5 percent 4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 7 Uruguay 68.56 percent compare
  2. 8 Somalia 68.54 percent compare
  3. 9 Kazakhstan 68.33 percent compare
  4. 11 Lesotho 65.88 percent compare
  5. 12 Madagascar 64.1 percent compare
  6. 13 Eswatini 58.14 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Mongolia?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Mongolia was 68.22 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 90.51 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 68.22 percent in 2023.
How does Mongolia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Mongolia ranks 10th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).