Wheat production in Mongolia

Mongolia: Wheat production was 397,258 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
397,258
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
65th
of 126 countries
All-time high
688,500
in 1985
All-time low
73,419
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wheat production in Mongolia, 1961–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 397,258 for wheat production in 2024.

The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat production in Mongolia peaked at 688,500 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 73,419, in 2005.

Mongolia ranks 65th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Wheat production in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Wheat production in Mongolia, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 98,400 —
1962 288,400 +193.1%
1963 291,000 +0.9%
1964 335,200 +15.2%
1965 291,000 -13.2%
1966 227,000 -22.0%
1967 289,000 +27.3%
1968 188,000 -34.9%
1969 114,000 -39.4%
1970 250,200 +119.5%
1971 316,400 +26.5%
1972 169,700 -46.4%
1973 339,600 +100.1%
1974 250,200 -26.3%
1975 365,700 +46.2%
1976 280,000 -23.4%
1977 318,000 +13.6%
1978 279,000 -12.3%
1979 240,000 -14.0%
1980 229,800 -4.2%
1981 295,500 +28.6%
1982 440,100 +48.9%
1983 647,600 +47.1%
1984 460,400 -28.9%
1985 688,500 +49.5%
1986 663,700 -3.6%
1987 543,332 -18.1%
1988 672,187 +23.7%
1989 686,900 +2.2%
1990 596,200 -13.2%
1991 538,200 -9.7%
1992 453,200 -15.8%
1993 450,200 -0.7%
1994 321,900 -28.5%
1995 256,700 -20.3%
1996 215,282 -16.1%
1997 237,700 +10.4%
1998 191,836 -19.3%
1999 166,700 -13.1%
2000 138,722 -16.8%
2001 138,700 -0.0%
2002 123,064 -11.3%
2003 160,362 +30.3%
2004 135,622 -15.4%
2005 73,419 -45.9%
2006 127,757 +74.0%
2007 109,560 -14.2%
2008 209,830 +91.5%
2009 388,122 +85.0%
2010 345,458 -11.0%
2011 435,889 +26.2%
2012 465,294 +6.7%
2013 368,379 -20.8%
2014 494,540 +34.2%
2015 206,508 -58.2%
2016 467,053 +126.2%
2017 231,364 -50.5%
2018 436,115 +88.5%
2019 411,415 -5.7%
2020 406,129 -1.3%
2021 566,273 +39.4%
2022 401,903 -29.0%
2023 443,416 +10.3%
2024 397,258 -10.4%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 397,258 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 981,240, 40% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 397,258 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 243,666, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat production in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1962 +193.1% 98,400 288,400

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 235,778 98,400 335,200 9
1970s 280,880 169,700 365,700 10
1980s 532,802 229,800 688,500 10
1990s 342,792 166,700 596,200 10
2000s 160,516 73,419 388,122 10
2010s 386,202 206,508 494,540 10
2020s 442,996 397,258 566,273 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 62 Zimbabwe 540,000 compare
  2. 63 Sudan 490,320 compare
  3. 64 New Zealand 464,602 compare
  4. 66 Ireland 388,510 compare
  5. 67 Kenya 312,200 compare
  6. 68 Switzerland 311,807 compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat production in Mongolia?
Wheat production in Mongolia was 397,258 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest wheat production recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 688,500 in 1985.
What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 73,419 in 2005.
How does Mongolia rank for wheat production?
Mongolia ranks 65th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
Is wheat production rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wheat production
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 7,044 data points, 1961–2024
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