Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0407 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.0407 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.0684 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0407 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Mongolia 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0684 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0662 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0661 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0662 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0654 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0643 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0633 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0624 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0615 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0606 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0597 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.059 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0582 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0574 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0567 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0561 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0554 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0546 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0537 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0527 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0518 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0509 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0499 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0489 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0479 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0468 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0459 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.045 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0442 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0434 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0426 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0419 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0413 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0407 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0407 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0028 sq. km per person, 14.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0407 sq. km per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0051 sq. km per person, 8.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0644 sq. km per person | 0.0606 sq. km per person | 0.0684 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0564 sq. km per person | 0.0527 sq. km per person | 0.0597 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0475 sq. km per person | 0.0434 sq. km per person | 0.0518 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0416 sq. km per person | 0.0407 sq. km per person | 0.0426 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2748 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 31.07 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mongolia?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Mongolia was 0.0407 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0684 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0407 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 10th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.