Mongolia vs Viet Nam: Forest land — Area

Mongolia
14,178 1000 ha
in 2025
Viet Nam
14,790 1000 ha
in 2025
Mongolia rank
46th
Viet Nam rank
43rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Mongolia
  • Viet Nam
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 14,790 1000 ha against 14,178 1000 ha in Mongolia, a difference of 612 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 46th and Viet Nam ranks 43rd of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 14,312 1000 ha 10,460 1000 ha 3,853 1000 ha Mongolia
2000s 14,228 1000 ha 12,506 1000 ha 1,722 1000 ha Mongolia
2010s 14,180 1000 ha 13,983 1000 ha 197.19 1000 ha Mongolia
2020s 14,178 1000 ha 14,734 1000 ha 555.35 1000 ha Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Mongolia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 14,790 1000 ha against 14,178 1000 ha in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Mongolia and Viet Nam?
612 1000 ha, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Viet Nam?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Viet Nam rank globally for forest land — area?
Mongolia ranks 46th and Viet Nam ranks 43rd of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.