Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Mongolia

Mongolia: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.4477 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.4477 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
2nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.53 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.4477 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Mongolia, 1961–2023

0.50.7511.21.5196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Mongolia stood at 0.4477 sq. km per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 1.53 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4477 sq. km per person, in 2023.

That places Mongolia 2nd out of 215 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.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Mongolia, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 1.53 sq. km per person
1962 1.49 sq. km per person -3.1%
1963 1.44 sq. km per person -2.8%
1964 1.41 sq. km per person -2.6%
1965 1.37 sq. km per person -2.7%
1966 1.33 sq. km per person -2.8%
1967 1.29 sq. km per person -2.8%
1968 1.26 sq. km per person -2.7%
1969 1.23 sq. km per person -2.6%
1970 1.19 sq. km per person -2.5%
1971 1.16 sq. km per person -2.6%
1972 1.13 sq. km per person -2.7%
1973 1.1 sq. km per person -2.8%
1974 1.07 sq. km per person -2.8%
1975 1.04 sq. km per person -2.8%
1976 1.01 sq. km per person -2.8%
1977 0.9817 sq. km per person -2.8%
1978 0.9555 sq. km per person -2.7%
1979 0.9318 sq. km per person -2.5%
1980 0.9095 sq. km per person -2.4%
1981 0.8879 sq. km per person -2.4%
1982 0.8667 sq. km per person -2.4%
1983 0.846 sq. km per person -2.4%
1984 0.8256 sq. km per person -2.4%
1985 0.8053 sq. km per person -2.5%
1986 0.7851 sq. km per person -2.5%
1987 0.765 sq. km per person -2.6%
1988 0.7453 sq. km per person -2.6%
1989 0.7285 sq. km per person -2.3%
1990 0.7373 sq. km per person +1.2%
1991 0.7146 sq. km per person -3.1%
1992 0.7138 sq. km per person -0.1%
1993 0.7147 sq. km per person +0.1%
1994 0.7068 sq. km per person -1.1%
1995 0.6955 sq. km per person -1.6%
1996 0.6849 sq. km per person -1.5%
1997 0.6752 sq. km per person -1.4%
1998 0.6659 sq. km per person -1.4%
1999 0.6566 sq. km per person -1.4%
2000 0.6479 sq. km per person -1.3%
2001 0.64 sq. km per person -1.2%
2002 0.6319 sq. km per person -1.3%
2003 0.6268 sq. km per person -0.8%
2004 0.6197 sq. km per person -1.1%
2005 0.6129 sq. km per person -1.1%
2006 0.6067 sq. km per person -1.0%
2007 0.5986 sq. km per person -1.3%
2008 0.5892 sq. km per person -1.6%
2009 0.5787 sq. km per person -1.8%
2010 0.5686 sq. km per person -1.7%
2011 0.5589 sq. km per person -1.7%
2012 0.5484 sq. km per person -1.9%
2013 0.5372 sq. km per person -2.0%
2014 0.5255 sq. km per person -2.2%
2015 0.5145 sq. km per person -2.1%
2016 0.5042 sq. km per person -2.0%
2017 0.4945 sq. km per person -1.9%
2018 0.4854 sq. km per person -1.8%
2019 0.4766 sq. km per person -1.8%
2020 0.4681 sq. km per person -1.8%
2021 0.4603 sq. km per person -1.7%
2022 0.4536 sq. km per person -1.5%
2023 0.4477 sq. km per person -1.3%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 0.4477 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.012 sq. km per person, 37.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 0.4477 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0071 sq. km per person, 62.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.37 sq. km per person 1.23 sq. km per person 1.53 sq. km per person 9
1970s 1.06 sq. km per person 0.9318 sq. km per person 1.19 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.8165 sq. km per person 0.7285 sq. km per person 0.9095 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.6965 sq. km per person 0.6566 sq. km per person 0.7373 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.6152 sq. km per person 0.5787 sq. km per person 0.6479 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.5214 sq. km per person 0.4766 sq. km per person 0.5686 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.4574 sq. km per person 0.4477 sq. km per person 0.4681 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 1 Greenland 7.22 sq. km per person compare
  2. 3 Australia 0.2885 sq. km per person compare
  3. 4 Namibia 0.2778 sq. km per person compare
  4. 5 Iceland 0.2614 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Mongolia?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Mongolia was 0.4477 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4477 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Mongolia rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Mongolia ranks 2nd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.