Share global forest in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share global forest was 0.3425 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.3425
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
44th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3425
in 2025
All-time low
0.3304
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Mongolia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.3425 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Mongolia peaked at 0.3425 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3304, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 44th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3304 | — |
| 1991 | 0.331 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3317 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3323 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3329 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3335 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3341 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3348 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3354 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.336 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3367 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3368 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3369 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.337 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3371 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3372 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3373 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3373 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3374 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3375 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3376 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3379 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3382 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3385 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3388 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3391 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3393 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3396 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3399 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3401 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3404 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3408 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3412 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3416 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.342 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3425 | +0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.3425 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 6.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.3425 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0275, 12.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3332 | 0.3304 | 0.336 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3371 | 0.3367 | 0.3375 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3389 | 0.3376 | 0.3401 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3414 | 0.3404 | 0.3425 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.293 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0043 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 30.8 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 70.73 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Mongolia?
- Share global forest in Mongolia was 0.3425 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3425 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3304 in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for share global forest?
- Mongolia ranks 44th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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