Mongolia - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Mongolia was 960,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,374,000 in 1989 and a minimum value of 624,000 in 1961.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 624,000 |
| 1962 | 724,000 |
| 1963 | 729,000 |
| 1964 | 850,000 |
| 1965 | 867,000 |
| 1966 | 885,000 |
| 1967 | 819,000 |
| 1968 | 777,000 |
| 1969 | 746,000 |
| 1970 | 744,000 |
| 1971 | 775,000 |
| 1972 | 776,000 |
| 1973 | 789,000 |
| 1974 | 801,000 |
| 1975 | 827,000 |
| 1976 | 950,000 |
| 1977 | 1,100,000 |
| 1978 | 1,154,000 |
| 1979 | 1,160,000 |
| 1980 | 1,182,000 |
| 1981 | 1,212,000 |
| 1982 | 1,251,000 |
| 1983 | 1,313,000 |
| 1984 | 1,335,000 |
| 1985 | 1,354,000 |
| 1986 | 1,307,000 |
| 1987 | 1,335,000 |
| 1988 | 1,365,000 |
| 1989 | 1,374,000 |
| 1990 | 1,370,000 |
| 1991 | 1,368,000 |
| 1992 | 1,362,000 |
| 1993 | 1,352,000 |
| 1994 | 1,321,000 |
| 1995 | 1,321,000 |
| 1996 | 1,321,000 |
| 1997 | 1,199,000 |
| 1998 | 1,149,000 |
| 1999 | 1,190,000 |
| 2000 | 1,174,000 |
| 2001 | 998,000 |
| 2002 | 901,000 |
| 2003 | 858,000 |
| 2004 | 848,000 |
| 2005 | 846,000 |
| 2006 | 818,000 |
| 2007 | 851,000 |
| 2008 | 936,000 |
| 2009 | 960,000 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Mongolia was 0.35 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.79 in 1964 and a minimum value of 0.32 in 2006.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.63 |
| 1962 | 0.71 |
| 1963 | 0.70 |
| 1964 | 0.79 |
| 1965 | 0.78 |
| 1966 | 0.77 |
| 1967 | 0.70 |
| 1968 | 0.64 |
| 1969 | 0.60 |
| 1970 | 0.58 |
| 1971 | 0.59 |
| 1972 | 0.57 |
| 1973 | 0.56 |
| 1974 | 0.56 |
| 1975 | 0.56 |
| 1976 | 0.62 |
| 1977 | 0.70 |
| 1978 | 0.72 |
| 1979 | 0.70 |
| 1980 | 0.70 |
| 1981 | 0.70 |
| 1982 | 0.70 |
| 1983 | 0.72 |
| 1984 | 0.71 |
| 1985 | 0.70 |
| 1986 | 0.66 |
| 1987 | 0.65 |
| 1988 | 0.65 |
| 1989 | 0.64 |
| 1990 | 0.62 |
| 1991 | 0.61 |
| 1992 | 0.60 |
| 1993 | 0.60 |
| 1994 | 0.58 |
| 1995 | 0.57 |
| 1996 | 0.57 |
| 1997 | 0.51 |
| 1998 | 0.49 |
| 1999 | 0.50 |
| 2000 | 0.49 |
| 2001 | 0.41 |
| 2002 | 0.37 |
| 2003 | 0.35 |
| 2004 | 0.34 |
| 2005 | 0.33 |
| 2006 | 0.32 |
| 2007 | 0.32 |
| 2008 | 0.35 |
| 2009 | 0.35 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Mongolia was 0.62 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 0.88 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1961.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.40 |
| 1962 | 0.47 |
| 1963 | 0.47 |
| 1964 | 0.55 |
| 1965 | 0.56 |
| 1966 | 0.57 |
| 1967 | 0.53 |
| 1968 | 0.50 |
| 1969 | 0.48 |
| 1970 | 0.48 |
| 1971 | 0.50 |
| 1972 | 0.50 |
| 1973 | 0.51 |
| 1974 | 0.52 |
| 1975 | 0.53 |
| 1976 | 0.61 |
| 1977 | 0.71 |
| 1978 | 0.74 |
| 1979 | 0.75 |
| 1980 | 0.76 |
| 1981 | 0.78 |
| 1982 | 0.81 |
| 1983 | 0.85 |
| 1984 | 0.86 |
| 1985 | 0.87 |
| 1986 | 0.84 |
| 1987 | 0.86 |
| 1988 | 0.88 |
| 1989 | 0.88 |
| 1990 | 0.88 |
| 1991 | 0.88 |
| 1992 | 0.88 |
| 1993 | 0.87 |
| 1994 | 0.85 |
| 1995 | 0.85 |
| 1996 | 0.85 |
| 1997 | 0.77 |
| 1998 | 0.74 |
| 1999 | 0.77 |
| 2000 | 0.76 |
| 2001 | 0.64 |
| 2002 | 0.58 |
| 2003 | 0.55 |
| 2004 | 0.55 |
| 2005 | 0.54 |
| 2006 | 0.53 |
| 2007 | 0.55 |
| 2008 | 0.60 |
| 2009 | 0.62 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
