Drained organic soils — Area in Mongolia

Mongolia: Drained organic soils — Area was 1.02 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1.02 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1.04 million ha
in 2015
All-time low
1.02 million ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Mongolia, 1990–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200720241990: 1.0M ha1991: 1.0M ha1992: 1.0M ha1993: 1.0M ha1994: 1.0M ha1995: 1.0M ha1996: 1.0M ha1997: 1.0M ha1998: 1.0M ha1999: 1.0M ha2000: 1.0M ha2001: 1.0M ha2002: 1.0M ha2003: 1.0M ha2004: 1.0M ha2005: 1.0M ha2006: 1.0M ha2007: 1.0M ha2008: 1.0M ha2009: 1.0M ha2010: 1.0M ha2011: 1.0M ha2012: 1.0M ha2013: 1.0M ha2014: 1.0M ha2015: 1.0M ha2016: 1.0M ha2017: 1.0M ha2018: 1.0M ha2019: 1.0M ha2020: 1.0M ha2021: 1.0M ha2022: 1.0M ha2023: 1.0M ha2024: 1.0M ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Mongolia stood at 1.02 million ha.

The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Mongolia peaked at 1.04 million ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million ha, in 1994.

That places Mongolia 9th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils — Area in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Mongolia, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 1.02 million ha —
1991 1.02 million ha +0.0%
1992 1.02 million ha +0.0%
1993 1.02 million ha -0.0%
1994 1.02 million ha -0.0%
1995 1.02 million ha +0.1%
1996 1.02 million ha +0.1%
1997 1.03 million ha +0.2%
1998 1.03 million ha +0.1%
1999 1.03 million ha +0.1%
2000 1.03 million ha +0.0%
2001 1.03 million ha -0.1%
2002 1.03 million ha +0.0%
2003 1.03 million ha +0.1%
2004 1.03 million ha +0.2%
2005 1.03 million ha +0.0%
2006 1.03 million ha +0.1%
2007 1.03 million ha +0.1%
2008 1.03 million ha +0.0%
2009 1.03 million ha +0.1%
2010 1.03 million ha +0.0%
2011 1.04 million ha +0.3%
2012 1.04 million ha +0.1%
2013 1.04 million ha +0.1%
2014 1.04 million ha +0.0%
2015 1.04 million ha +0.0%
2016 1.03 million ha -0.7%
2017 1.03 million ha -0.3%
2018 1.03 million ha -0.1%
2019 1.03 million ha -0.2%
2020 1.03 million ha +0.0%
2021 1.02 million ha -0.2%
2022 1.02 million ha -0.1%
2023 1.02 million ha +0.0%
2024 1.02 million ha +0.0%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 1.02 million ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 62110.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 million ha 1.02 million ha 1.03 million ha 10
2000s 1.03 million ha 1.03 million ha 1.03 million ha 10
2010s 1.03 million ha 1.03 million ha 1.04 million ha 10
2020s 1.02 million ha 1.02 million ha 1.03 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.27 million ha compare
  2. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 100,312 ha compare
  3. 7 Germany 1.11 million ha compare
  4. 7 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
  5. 8 Poland 1.06 million ha compare
  6. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35,397 ha compare
  7. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,357 ha compare
  8. 10 Republic of Moldova 6,792 ha compare
  9. 10 Ukraine 683,641 ha compare
  10. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,187 ha compare
  11. 11 Malaysia 657,392 ha compare
  12. 12 Ireland 527,407 ha compare
  13. 12 Türkiye 111.95 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Mongolia?
Drained organic soils — area in Mongolia was 1.02 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 million ha in 2015.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million ha in 1994.
How does Mongolia rank for drained organic soils — area?
Mongolia ranks 9th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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