Share of forest area within protected areas in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of forest area within protected areas was 21.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Mongolia stood at 21.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Mongolia peaked at 21.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 85th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 16.5% | +5232.3% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 21.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 21.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.2%, 1.3× the median. (25 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 | 20.3% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 6 |
| 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 share of forest area within protected areas in Mongolia?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Mongolia was 21.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Mongolia ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).