Breakdown of habitable land area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1.39 million hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Mongolia, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 1.39 million hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over five years.
Mongolia ranks 20th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.36 million hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1.38 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.39 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.39 million hectares | +0.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.39 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 18.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.39 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,290 hectares, 149.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Mongolia?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Mongolia was 1.39 million hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 million hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Mongolia ranks 20th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.