Which has higher forest area, Mongolia or Vietnam?

Vietnam, at 147,901 sq. km against 141,783 sq. km in Mongolia as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Mongolia and Vietnam?

6,118 sq. km, with Vietnam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Vietnam?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs Vietnam: Forest area (sq. km)

Mongolia

141,783 sq. km

in 2025

Vietnam

147,901 sq. km

in 2025

Mongolia rank

44th

Vietnam rank

41st

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Mongolia
Vietnam

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 147,901 sq. km against 141,783 sq. km in Mongolia, a difference of 6,118 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	143,124 sq. km	104,596 sq. km	38,527 sq. km	Mongolia
2000s	142,279 sq. km	125,059 sq. km	17,220 sq. km	Mongolia
2010s	141,800 sq. km	139,828 sq. km	1,972 sq. km	Mongolia
2020s	141,783 sq. km	147,336 sq. km	5,554 sq. km	Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Mongolia or Vietnam?: Vietnam, at 147,901 sq. km against 141,783 sq. km in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Mongolia and Vietnam?: 6,118 sq. km, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Vietnam?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Vietnam rank globally for forest area?: Mongolia ranks 44th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land 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.