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 209 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
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 209 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.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90.51 percent | — |
| 1962 | 90.45 percent | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 90.44 percent | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 90.36 percent | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 90.35 percent | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 90.34 percent | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 90.38 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 90.41 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 90.41 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 90.43 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 90.41 percent | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 90.41 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 90.4 percent | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 90.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 90.38 percent | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 80.52 percent | -10.9% |
| 1977 | 80.7 percent | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 80.63 percent | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 79.84 percent | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 79.75 percent | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 79.68 percent | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 79.66 percent | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 79.91 percent | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 79.66 percent | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 79.64 percent | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.63 percent | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 79.84 percent | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 80.05 percent | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 80.23 percent | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 80.32 percent | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 80.62 percent | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 78.99 percent | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 76.11 percent | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 75.7 percent | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 75.7 percent | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75.7 percent | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 82.5 percent | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 82.58 percent | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 83.42 percent | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 83.55 percent | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 83.33 percent | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 83.32 percent | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.74 percent | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 72.68 percent | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.54 percent | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.91 percent | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.88 percent | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.75 percent | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.59 percent | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.54 percent | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 72.5 percent | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 72.4 percent | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 72.4 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 72.16 percent | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.13 percent | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.07 percent | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 72.01 percent | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.99 percent | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.95 percent | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 71.5 percent | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 71.46 percent | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 71.18 percent | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 68.22 percent | -4.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 68.22 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 5.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 68.22 percent is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.93 percent, 23.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
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 209 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
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).