Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Mongolia
Mongolia: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Mongolia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 49.3% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Mongolia peaked at 49.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.1% | — |
| 2001 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 49.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 49.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.8%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 45.0% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 6 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Mongolia?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Mongolia was 49.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Mongolia ranks 89th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).