Terrestrial protected areas in Mongolia
Mongolia: Terrestrial protected areas was 19.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Mongolia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial protected areas in Mongolia stood at 19.8%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Mongolia peaked at 19.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2013.
That places Mongolia 91st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.8% | — |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.0% | 13.8% | 17.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More climate change data for Mongolia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0991 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial protected areas in Mongolia?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Mongolia was 19.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Mongolia ranks 91st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.