Forest land — Area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest land — Area was 14,178 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 14,178 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Mongolia peaked at 14,352 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,178 1000 ha, in 2015.
Mongolia ranks 52nd of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest land — Area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,352 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,343 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14,334 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14,326 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14,317 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 14,308 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14,299 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14,290 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14,282 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14,273 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14,264 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14,256 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14,248 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14,240 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14,232 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14,224 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14,216 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14,208 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14,200 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14,192 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,184 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14,183 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,182 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,181 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,179 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,178 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14,178 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 14,178 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 6.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 14,178 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,137 1000 ha, 12.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,312 1000 ha | 14,273 1000 ha | 14,352 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,228 1000 ha | 14,192 1000 ha | 14,264 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,180 1000 ha | 14,178 1000 ha | 14,184 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,178 1000 ha | 14,178 1000 ha | 14,178 1000 ha | 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 forest land — area in Mongolia?
- Forest land — area in Mongolia was 14,178 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,352 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,178 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest land — area?
- Mongolia ranks 52nd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.