Wheat production in Mongolia
Mongolia: Wheat production was 397,258 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
397,258 tonnes
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
65th
of 126 countries
All-time high
688,500 tonnes
in 1985
All-time low
73,419 tonnes
in 2005
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat production in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 397,258 tonnes 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 tonnes in 1985 and was at its lowest, 73,419 tonnes, 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
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98,400 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 288,400 tonnes | +193.1% |
| 1963 | 291,000 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 335,200 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 291,000 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1966 | 227,000 tonnes | -22.0% |
| 1967 | 289,000 tonnes | +27.3% |
| 1968 | 188,000 tonnes | -34.9% |
| 1969 | 114,000 tonnes | -39.4% |
| 1970 | 250,200 tonnes | +119.5% |
| 1971 | 316,400 tonnes | +26.5% |
| 1972 | 169,700 tonnes | -46.4% |
| 1973 | 339,600 tonnes | +100.1% |
| 1974 | 250,200 tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1975 | 365,700 tonnes | +46.2% |
| 1976 | 280,000 tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1977 | 318,000 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 279,000 tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 240,000 tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 229,800 tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 295,500 tonnes | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 440,100 tonnes | +48.9% |
| 1983 | 647,600 tonnes | +47.1% |
| 1984 | 460,400 tonnes | -28.9% |
| 1985 | 688,500 tonnes | +49.5% |
| 1986 | 663,700 tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 543,332 tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 672,187 tonnes | +23.7% |
| 1989 | 686,900 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 596,200 tonnes | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 538,200 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 453,200 tonnes | -15.8% |
| 1993 | 450,200 tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 321,900 tonnes | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 256,700 tonnes | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 215,282 tonnes | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 237,700 tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 191,836 tonnes | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 166,700 tonnes | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 138,722 tonnes | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 138,700 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 123,064 tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 160,362 tonnes | +30.3% |
| 2004 | 135,622 tonnes | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 73,419 tonnes | -45.9% |
| 2006 | 127,757 tonnes | +74.0% |
| 2007 | 109,560 tonnes | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 209,830 tonnes | +91.5% |
| 2009 | 388,122 tonnes | +85.0% |
| 2010 | 345,458 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 435,889 tonnes | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 465,294 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 368,379 tonnes | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 494,540 tonnes | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 206,508 tonnes | -58.2% |
| 2016 | 467,053 tonnes | +126.2% |
| 2017 | 231,364 tonnes | -50.5% |
| 2018 | 436,115 tonnes | +88.5% |
| 2019 | 411,415 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 406,129 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 566,273 tonnes | +39.4% |
| 2022 | 401,903 tonnes | -29.0% |
| 2023 | 443,416 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 397,258 tonnes | -10.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 397,258 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 981,240 tonnes, 40% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 397,258 tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 243,666 tonnes, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +193.1% | 98,400 tonnes | 288,400 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 235,778 tonnes | 98,400 tonnes | 335,200 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 280,880 tonnes | 169,700 tonnes | 365,700 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 532,802 tonnes | 229,800 tonnes | 688,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,792 tonnes | 166,700 tonnes | 596,200 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 160,516 tonnes | 73,419 tonnes | 388,122 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 386,202 tonnes | 206,508 tonnes | 494,540 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 442,996 tonnes | 397,258 tonnes | 566,273 tonnes | 5 |
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 wheat production in Mongolia?
- Wheat production in Mongolia was 397,258 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat production recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 688,500 tonnes in 1985.
- What is the lowest wheat production recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73,419 tonnes 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wheat production is measured in tonnes.