Forest cover — all countries

Forest cover — Mongolia

Forest cover in Mongolia in 2023 — 9.09%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.18 pp.

2023 9.09% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 168of 213
Period maximum 9.27%1990
Period minimum 9.09%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Mongolia, 1990–20239.059.19.159.29.259.31990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 9.27%1991: 9.27%1992: 9.26%1993: 9.26%1994: 9.25%1995: 9.25%1996: 9.24%1997: 9.23%1998: 9.23%1999: 9.22%2000: 9.22%2001: 9.21%2002: 9.21%2003: 9.16%2004: 9.16%2005: 9.15%2006: 9.13%2007: 9.12%2008: 9.12%2009: 9.11%2010: 9.11%2011: 9.11%2012: 9.11%2013: 9.11%2014: 9.11%2015: 9.1%2016: 9.1%2017: 9.1%2018: 9.1%2019: 9.1%2020: 9.1%2021: 9.1%2022: 9.1%2023: 9.09%
Change over the period: −0.18 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mongolia

Mongolia 9.09%
World 31.1%
Eastern Asia computed 24.02%
Forest cover — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.09 −0.01 pp
2022 9.1 −0 pp
2021 9.1 −0 pp
2020 9.1 −0 pp
2019 9.1 −0 pp
2018 9.1 −0 pp
2017 9.1 −0 pp
2016 9.1 −0 pp
2015 9.1 −0 pp
2014 9.11 −0 pp
2013 9.11 −0 pp
2012 9.11 −0 pp
2011 9.11 −0 pp
2010 9.11 −0 pp
2009 9.11 −0.01 pp
2008 9.12 −0.01 pp
2007 9.12 −0.01 pp
2006 9.13 −0.02 pp
2005 9.15 −0.01 pp
2004 9.16 −0 pp
2003 9.16 −0.05 pp
2002 9.21 −0.01 pp
2001 9.21 −0.01 pp
2000 9.22 −0.01 pp
1999 9.22 −0.01 pp
1998 9.23 −0.01 pp
1997 9.23 −0.01 pp
1996 9.24 −0.01 pp
1995 9.25 −0.01 pp
1994 9.25 −0.01 pp
1993 9.26 −0.01 pp
1992 9.26 −0.01 pp
1991 9.27 −0.01 pp
1990 9.27

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.