Mongolia - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Mongolia was 1,134,330 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,406,840 in 1970 and a minimum value of 1,134,330 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 1,406,830
1962 1,406,830
1963 1,406,830
1964 1,406,810
1965 1,406,830
1966 1,406,830
1967 1,406,830
1968 1,406,830
1969 1,406,520
1970 1,406,840
1971 1,406,830
1972 1,406,830
1973 1,406,830
1974 1,406,830
1975 1,406,830
1976 1,255,520
1977 1,259,750
1978 1,259,170
1979 1,247,130
1980 1,245,870
1981 1,245,190
1982 1,245,250
1983 1,249,760
1984 1,246,070
1985 1,245,870
1986 1,245,310
1987 1,248,890
1988 1,252,340
1989 1,255,320
1990 1,256,560
1991 1,261,300
1992 1,235,900
1993 1,191,240
1994 1,184,690
1995 1,184,690
1996 1,184,690
1997 1,288,910
1998 1,291,320
1999 1,302,820
2000 1,304,700
2001 1,301,295
2002 1,301,180
2003 1,142,714
2004 1,141,527
2005 1,139,278
2006 1,147,273
2007 1,146,800
2008 1,145,070
2009 1,142,701
2010 1,142,100
2011 1,141,878
2012 1,140,679
2013 1,140,303
2014 1,136,820
2015 1,136,644
2016 1,135,608
2017 1,134,672
2018 1,134,330

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Mongolia was 72.84 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 90.56 in 1970, while its lowest value was 72.84 in 2018.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 90.56
1962 90.56
1963 90.56
1964 90.55
1965 90.56
1966 90.56
1967 90.56
1968 90.56
1969 90.54
1970 90.56
1971 90.56
1972 90.56
1973 90.56
1974 90.56
1975 90.56
1976 80.82
1977 81.09
1978 81.05
1979 80.28
1980 80.19
1981 80.15
1982 80.15
1983 80.44
1984 80.21
1985 80.19
1986 80.16
1987 80.39
1988 80.61
1989 80.80
1990 80.88
1991 81.19
1992 79.55
1993 76.68
1994 76.26
1995 76.26
1996 76.26
1997 82.96
1998 83.12
1999 83.86
2000 83.98
2001 83.76
2002 83.75
2003 73.55
2004 73.48
2005 73.33
2006 73.85
2007 73.82
2008 73.71
2009 73.55
2010 73.52
2011 73.50
2012 73.42
2013 73.40
2014 73.18
2015 72.99
2016 72.92
2017 72.86
2018 72.84

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use