Mongolia vs Vietnam: Forest area
Mongolia
14.18 million hectares
in 2025
Vietnam
14.79 million hectares
in 2025
Mongolia rank
44th
Vietnam rank
41st
Forest area over time
- Mongolia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 14.79 million hectares against 14.18 million hectares in Mongolia, a difference of 611,800 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.31 million hectares | 10.46 million hectares | 3.85 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 14.23 million hectares | 12.51 million hectares | 1.72 million hectares | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 14.18 million hectares | 13.98 million hectares | 197,200 hectares | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 14.18 million hectares | 14.73 million hectares | 555,350 hectares | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Mongolia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 14.79 million hectares against 14.18 million hectares in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Mongolia and Vietnam?
- 611,800 hectares, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Vietnam?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Mongolia and Vietnam rank globally for forest area?
- Mongolia ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 41st 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.