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 46th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 |
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More environment data for Mongolia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 7.79 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 87.94 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 561.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 68.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 106,117 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5.39 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.05 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,123 1000 ha (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 46th out of 231 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.