Meanwhile, the livestock population had increased by 2.7 times, from 22.741 million head in 1987 to 61.549 million head in 2016 (figure 12.2). Consequently, the density of livestock had increased from 18 head per hundred ha in 1987 to 54 head per hundred ha in 2016. This puts increasing pressure on the rangeland. In Mongolia, herds have free access to rangeland, which makes the overgrazing situation even worse. An assessment by the Agency for Land Administration and Management, Geodesy and Cartography (ALAMGaC) indicates that the earn ing capacity of rangeland was exceeded by more than 30 per cent.