Above-ground forest biomass in Mongolia
Mongolia: Above-ground forest biomass was 54.9 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▬ Flat
Above-ground forest biomass in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Mongolia is 54.9 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Mongolia peaked at 54.9 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.9 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Mongolia 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Above-ground forest biomass in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 54.9 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 134.94 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 54.9 tonnes per hectare is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 147 tonnes per hectare, 37% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 54.9 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Mongolia?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Mongolia was 54.9 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.9 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Mongolia ranks 178th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).