Forest area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest area was 14.18 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14.18 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 235 countries
All-time high
14.35 million hectares
in 1990
All-time low
14.18 million hectares
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Mongolia is 14.18 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Mongolia peaked at 14.35 million hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.18 million hectares, in 2015.
Mongolia ranks 44th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.35 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 14.34 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.33 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.33 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.32 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 14.31 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.30 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.29 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.28 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.27 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.26 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.26 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.25 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.24 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.23 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.22 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.22 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.21 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.20 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.19 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.18 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.18 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.18 million hectares | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 14.18 million hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 6.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 14.18 million hectares is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million hectares, 12.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.31 million hectares | 14.27 million hectares | 14.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.23 million hectares | 14.19 million hectares | 14.26 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.18 million hectares | 14.18 million hectares | 14.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.18 million hectares | 14.18 million hectares | 14.18 million hectares | 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)
- 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 forest area in Mongolia?
- Forest area in Mongolia was 14.18 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.35 million hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 million hectares in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest area?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.