Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 9.1% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
9.1%
World rank
168th
of 219 countries
All-time high
9.3%
in 1990
All-time low
9.1%
in 2015
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mongolia, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 9.1% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mongolia peaked at 9.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2015.
Mongolia ranks 168th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 165 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 11.0% compare
- 166 Burundi 10.9% compare
- 167 Namibia 9.8% compare
- 169 Uzbekistan 8.8% compare
- 170 Sint Maarten 8.8% compare
- 171 Mali 8.6% compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0053 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3844 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mongolia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Mongolia was 9.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Mongolia ranks 168th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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