Laos vs Mongolia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Laos
12,658 1000 ha
in 2025
Mongolia
14,170 1000 ha
in 2025
Laos rank
52nd
Mongolia rank
49th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Laos
  • Mongolia
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 14,170 1000 ha against 12,658 1000 ha in Laos, a difference of 1,512 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 52nd and Mongolia ranks 49th of 240 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 14,231 1000 ha 14,311 1000 ha 80.1 1000 ha Mongolia
2000s 13,815 1000 ha 14,226 1000 ha 411.06 1000 ha Mongolia
2010s 13,275 1000 ha 14,177 1000 ha 902.02 1000 ha Mongolia
2020s 12,815 1000 ha 14,170 1000 ha 1,355 1000 ha Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Laos or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 14,170 1000 ha against 12,658 1000 ha in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Laos and Mongolia?
1,512 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
Laos ranks 52nd and Mongolia ranks 49th of 240 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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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.