Laos vs Mongolia: Forest area
Laos
13.04 million hectares
in 2025
Mongolia
14.18 million hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
46th
Mongolia rank
44th
Forest area over time
- Laos
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 14.18 million hectares against 13.04 million hectares in Laos, a difference of 1.14 million hectares.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 46th and Mongolia ranks 44th of 235 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.24 million hectares | 14.31 million hectares | 70,230 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 13.87 million hectares | 14.23 million hectares | 353,110 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 13.43 million hectares | 14.18 million hectares | 754,570 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 13.12 million hectares | 14.18 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Laos or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 14.18 million hectares against 13.04 million hectares in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Laos and Mongolia?
- 1.14 million hectares, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mongolia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Mongolia rank globally for forest area?
- Laos ranks 46th and Mongolia ranks 44th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.