Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Mongolia stood at 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Mongolia peaked at 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Mongolia ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.038 1000 ha per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 147 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 148 Burundi 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 149 Namibia 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 151 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 152 Mali 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 153 Uzbekistan 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Mongolia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,940 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 461.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 64.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2444 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per square kilometre in Mongolia?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Mongolia was 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Mongolia rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Mongolia ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.