Mongolia's forest cover fell from 9.3 % in 1994 to 9.1 % in 2023.
Mongolia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Mongolia's forest area fell from 143,168 km in 1994 to 141,695 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
91st of 213 · 11th in East Asia & Pacific
Mongolia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 13.8 % in 2013 to 19.8 % in 2025.
Mongolia's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 76.6 % in 1994 to 69.0 % in 2023.
Mongolia's arable land (% of land area) fell from 0.9 % in 1994 to 0.7 % in 2023.
Air
Mongolia's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 25.8 in 1994 to 42.7 in 2023.
Water
Mongolia's water stress rose from 1.2 % in 1993 to 1.3 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
44th of 181 · 11th in East Asia & Pacific
Mongolia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 16,073 in 1993 to 10,135 in 2022.
Access
Mongolia's safe drinking water rose from 17.7 % in 2000 to 43.4 % in 2024.
Mongolia's safe sanitation rose from 41.1 % in 2000 to 69.9 % in 2024.