Forest area in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest area was 9.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 9.1% for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Mongolia peaked at 9.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 1.03 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 363,061 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,296 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 470,337 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Mongolia?
- Forest area in Mongolia was 9.1% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest area?
- Mongolia ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.