Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Mongolia

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Mongolia as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

283 t

natural honey, 2024

official figure

15,434

beehives, 2024

official figure

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Mongolia, 1961 to 2024From 9 in 1961 to 283 in 2024.00.20.40.619611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Mongolia, 1961 to 2024From 650 in 1961 to 15,434 in 2024.00019611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Mongolia produced 283 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • That places it 101 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.0% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (14 t), production rose by 1921%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 478 t in 2021, the lowest 6 t in 1993.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 15,434 beehives in 2024 (official figure). That is 79 of 98 countries.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 18.3 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Mongolia

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Mongolia. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.