Share of land area that is protected in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of land area that is protected was 19.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Mongolia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 19.8% for share of land area that is protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Mongolia peaked at 19.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2013.
Mongolia ranks 91st of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected 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% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 19.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 19.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.8%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area that is protected in Mongolia?
- Share of land area that is protected in Mongolia was 19.8% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2013.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Mongolia ranks 91st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected 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 WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.