Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 14,170 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 14,170 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Mongolia peaked at 14,351 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,170 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Mongolia 49th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,351 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 14,342 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14,333 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 14,324 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14,315 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 14,306 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14,298 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 14,289 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14,280 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 14,271 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 14,262 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 14,254 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14,246 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 14,238 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14,230 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14,222 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14,214 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 14,206 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 14,198 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14,190 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14,182 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14,181 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,180 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 14,179 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,178 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,177 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14,176 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 14,174 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 14,173 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,172 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 14,170 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 14,170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14,170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14,170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14,170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14,170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 14,170 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 5.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 14,170 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,766 1000 ha, 8.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,311 1000 ha | 14,271 1000 ha | 14,351 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,226 1000 ha | 14,190 1000 ha | 14,262 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,177 1000 ha | 14,172 1000 ha | 14,182 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,170 1000 ha | 14,170 1000 ha | 14,170 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Mongolia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Mongolia was 14,170 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,351 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,170 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Mongolia ranks 49th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.