FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.3301 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Mongolia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.3301 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.7726 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.3301 hectares per person, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 34th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6183 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.6952 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6804 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.7726 hectares per person | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 0.7665 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7605 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6842 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6317 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.591 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5744 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5827 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5677 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5614 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5539 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5557 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.6201 hectares per person | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6979 hectares per person | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7126 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6985 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6947 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6954 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7007 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7178 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7122 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7047 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6631 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.66 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6579 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6473 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6533 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6322 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6288 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6249 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6038 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5942 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5851 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5358 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5797 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5053 hectares per person | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4924 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4874 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4822 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4763 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4692 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4634 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4586 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4524 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4536 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4526 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4524 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4647 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4659 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4456 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4447 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4404 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.43 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4216 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4153 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3419 hectares per person | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3389 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3328 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.332 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3301 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.3301 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.3301 hectares per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1217 hectares per person, 2.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6889 hectares per person | 0.591 hectares per person | 0.7726 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6125 hectares per person | 0.5539 hectares per person | 0.7126 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6854 hectares per person | 0.6473 hectares per person | 0.7178 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5943 hectares per person | 0.5053 hectares per person | 0.6533 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4688 hectares per person | 0.4524 hectares per person | 0.4924 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4323 hectares per person | 0.3419 hectares per person | 0.4659 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3334 hectares per person | 0.3301 hectares per person | 0.3389 hectares per person | 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Mongolia?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Mongolia was 0.3301 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7726 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3301 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 34th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.