Which has higher forestland — area, Mongolia or Norway?

Mongolia, at 14,178 1000 ha against 12,109 1000 ha in Norway as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Mongolia and Norway?

2,069 1000 ha, with Mongolia ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mongolia vs Norway: Forestland — Area

Mongolia

14,178 1000 ha

in 2025

Norway

12,109 1000 ha

in 2025

Mongolia rank

41st

Norway rank

44th

Forestland — Area over time

Mongolia
Norway

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 14,178 1000 ha against 12,109 1000 ha in Norway, a difference of 2,069 1000 ha.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 41st and Norway ranks 44th of 223 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mongolia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,312 1000 ha	12,209 1000 ha	2,104 1000 ha	Mongolia
2000s	14,228 1000 ha	12,176 1000 ha	2,052 1000 ha	Mongolia
2010s	14,180 1000 ha	12,135 1000 ha	2,045 1000 ha	Mongolia
2020s	14,178 1000 ha	12,115 1000 ha	2,064 1000 ha	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Mongolia or Norway?: Mongolia, at 14,178 1000 ha against 12,109 1000 ha in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Mongolia and Norway?: 2,069 1000 ha, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Norway?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Mongolia and Norway rank globally for forestland — area?: Mongolia ranks 41st and Norway ranks 44th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).