Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 7,910 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mongolia stood at 7,910 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 457.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mongolia peaked at 7,910 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,420 hectares, in 2010.
That places Mongolia 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,440 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 1,439 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,438 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,437 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,436 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,435 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,434 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,433 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,432 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,431 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,430 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,429 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,428 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1,427 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,426 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,425 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,424 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,423 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,422 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,421 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,420 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,420 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,718 hectares | +91.4% |
| 2017 | 4,016 hectares | +47.8% |
| 2018 | 5,314 hectares | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 6,612 hectares | +24.4% |
| 2020 | 7,910 hectares | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 7,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,910 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7,910 hectares | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 7,910 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 216,840 hectares, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 7,910 hectares is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 302,515 hectares, 3% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +91.4% | 1,420 hectares | 2,718 hectares |
| 2017 | +47.8% | 2,718 hectares | 4,016 hectares |
| 2018 | +32.3% | 4,016 hectares | 5,314 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,436 hectares | 1,431 hectares | 1,440 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,426 hectares | 1,421 hectares | 1,430 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,718 hectares | 1,420 hectares | 6,612 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,910 hectares | 7,910 hectares | 7,910 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mongolia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Mongolia was 7,910 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,910 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,420 hectares in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Mongolia ranks 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 457.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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