Forest area km in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest area km was 14.18 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14.18 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 235 countries
All-time high
14.35 million
in 1990
All-time low
14.18 million
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Mongolia is 14.18 million, 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 km in Mongolia peaked at 14.35 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.18 million, in 2015.
Mongolia ranks 44th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area km in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.35 million | — |
| 1991 | 14.34 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.33 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14.33 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.32 million | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 14.31 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.30 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.29 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.28 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.18 million | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 14.18 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 6.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 14.18 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.14 million, 12.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.31 million | 14.27 million | 14.35 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.23 million | 14.19 million | 14.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.18 million | 14.18 million | 14.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.18 million | 14.18 million | 14.18 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.293 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0043 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 30.8 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 70.73 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Mongolia?
- Forest area km in Mongolia was 14.18 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.35 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 million in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest area km?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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