Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mongolia
Mongolia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,296 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mongolia stood at 1,296 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mongolia peaked at 1,668 kg per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 474.3 kg per hectare, in 2005.
Mongolia ranks 151st of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,098 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 970.3 kg per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1992 | 833.4 kg per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 858.4 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 732 kg per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 735 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 660.5 kg per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 756.7 kg per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 634.1 kg per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 606.2 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 770.1 kg per hectare | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 708.4 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 585.4 kg per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 785.3 kg per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2004 | 787.5 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 474.3 kg per hectare | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 1,098 kg per hectare | +131.5% |
| 2007 | 942.5 kg per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 1,383 kg per hectare | +46.7% |
| 2009 | 1,552 kg per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 1,370 kg per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 1,487 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1,565 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,320 kg per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 1,668 kg per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 574.7 kg per hectare | -65.5% |
| 2016 | 1,280 kg per hectare | +122.7% |
| 2017 | 843.7 kg per hectare | -34.1% |
| 2018 | 1,380 kg per hectare | +63.5% |
| 2019 | 1,272 kg per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 1,219 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1,420 kg per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2022 | 1,113 kg per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2023 | 1,296 kg per hectare | +16.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1,296 kg per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3,431 kg per hectare, 38% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1,296 kg per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3,751 kg per hectare, 35% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +131.5% | 474.3 kg per hectare | 1,098 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | +122.7% | 574.7 kg per hectare | 1,280 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 788.48 kg per hectare | 606.2 kg per hectare | 1,098 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 908.61 kg per hectare | 474.3 kg per hectare | 1,552 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,276 kg per hectare | 574.7 kg per hectare | 1,668 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,262 kg per hectare | 1,113 kg per hectare | 1,420 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 16.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.3 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 7.45 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mongolia?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Mongolia was 1,296 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,668 kg per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 474.3 kg per hectare in 2005.
- How does Mongolia rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Mongolia ranks 151st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.