Laos vs Mongolia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Laos
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 14,178 1000 ha against 13,036 1000 ha in Laos, a difference of 1,142 1000 ha.
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 54th and Mongolia ranks 52nd of 249 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 | 14,242 1000 ha | 14,312 1000 ha | 70.23 1000 ha | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 13,875 1000 ha | 14,228 1000 ha | 353.11 1000 ha | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 13,425 1000 ha | 14,180 1000 ha | 754.58 1000 ha | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 13,124 1000 ha | 14,178 1000 ha | 1,054 1000 ha | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Laos or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 14,178 1000 ha against 13,036 1000 ha in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Laos and Mongolia?
- 1,142 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Laos ranks 54th and Mongolia ranks 52nd of 249 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.