Mongolia vs Vietnam: Share of global forest area
Mongolia
0.3%
in 2025
Vietnam
0.4%
in 2025
Mongolia rank
44th
Vietnam rank
41st
Share of global forest area over time
- Mongolia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1%.
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 | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Mongolia or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Mongolia and Vietnam?
- 0.1%, 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 share of global 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.