Wheat production in Mongolia
Mongolia: Wheat production was 397,258 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat production in Mongolia, 1961–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +193.1% | 98,400 | 288,400 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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