Colombia vs Mongolia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Colombia
21.0%
in 2025
Mongolia
21.0%
in 2025
Colombia rank
70th
Mongolia rank
70th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Colombia
- Mongolia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 21.0% against 21.0% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 70th and Mongolia ranks 70th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 0.3% | 14.6% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 16.5% | 1.6% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.0% | 0.9% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 21.0% | 0.2% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Colombia or Mongolia?
- Colombia, at 21.0% against 21.0% in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Colombia and Mongolia?
- 0.0%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mongolia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Mongolia rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Colombia ranks 70th and Mongolia ranks 70th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.