Mongolia vs Paraguay: Forest area
Mongolia
14.18 million hectares
in 2025
Paraguay
14.30 million hectares
in 2025
Mongolia rank
44th
Paraguay rank
43rd
Forest area over time
- Mongolia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 14.30 million hectares against 14.18 million hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 119,100 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Mongolia ranks 44th and Paraguay ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.31 million hectares | 23.98 million hectares | 9.67 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 14.23 million hectares | 20.21 million hectares | 5.99 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 14.18 million hectares | 16.65 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 14.18 million hectares | 14.71 million hectares | 528,350 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mongolia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 14.30 million hectares against 14.18 million hectares in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mongolia and Paraguay?
- 119,100 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Paraguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Paraguay rank globally for forest area?
- Mongolia ranks 44th and Paraguay ranks 43rd 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.