Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 36 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia stood at 36 percent. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia peaked at 50 percent in 2002 and was at its lowest, 36 percent, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 120th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48 percent | — |
| 2002 | 50 percent | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49 percent | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 50 percent | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 49 percent | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 49 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47 percent | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 46 percent | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 44 percent | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 42 percent | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 41 percent | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 40 percent | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 39 percent | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 39 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37 percent | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 37 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 percent | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 37 percent | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 36 percent | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 36 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.67 percent | 46 percent | 50 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.2 percent | 36 percent | 44 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 36 percent | 36 percent | 36 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 120 Republic of Moldova 36 percent compare
- 120 New Caledonia 36 percent compare
- 120 Uruguay 36 percent compare
More energy & mining data for Mongolia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0.0002 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Mongolia was 36 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 50 percent in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 percent in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 120th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.