Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 21.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 21.0% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mongolia peaked at 21.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
That places Mongolia 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +5232.3% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 21.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.4%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 21.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.6%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 2 |
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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mongolia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Mongolia was 21.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Mongolia ranks 84th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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