15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial surfaces β€” Value by country

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Countries reporting
57
Highest
2,253 km2
China, mainland
Lowest
0 km2
Poland
Median
0.9 km2
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
492

What the numbers show

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial surfaces β€” Value is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 2,253 km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in Poland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9 km2, and the mean is 72.68 km2.

Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 5.5%).

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China, mainland 2,253 km2 2021 up 63.3% rising
2 Peru 831.1 km2 2021 up 53.6% rising
3 Russian Federation 622 km2 2021 up 46.2% rising
4 Chile 166 km2 2021 up 57.6% rising
5 Austria 46.5 km2 2021 up 21.1% rising
6 Australia and New Zealand 29.1 km2 2021 up 26.5% rising
7 New Zealand 22.4 km2 2021 up 31.8% rising
8 Nepal 17.4 km2 2021 up 30.8% rising
9 Switzerland 16.5 km2 2021 up 0.6% flat
10 France 15 km2 2021 up 3.4% rising
11 Tajikistan 14.9 km2 2021 up 20.2% rising
12 Kyrgyzstan 13.3 km2 2021 up 35.7% rising
13 Ecuador 12.6 km2 2021 up 61.5% rising
14 Kazakhstan 11.7 km2 2021 up 27.2% rising
15 Afghanistan 9.4 km2 2021 up 19.0% rising
16 Iceland 8.6 km2 2021 down 5.5% rising
17 Colombia 6.9 km2 2021 up 46.8% rising
18 Australia 6.7 km2 2021 up 13.6% rising
19 Italy 6.2 km2 2021 up 12.7% rising
20 India 6.1 km2 2021 up 38.6% rising
21 Mongolia 4.7 km2 2021 up 27.0% rising
22 Japan 4.5 km2 2021 up 21.6% rising
23 Bhutan 3.4 km2 2021 up 36.0% rising
24 Spain 2.4 km2 2021 unchanged rising
25 Georgia 2.3 km2 2021 up 91.7% rising
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.8 km2 2021 β€” volatile
27 Lesotho 1.4 km2 2021 up 7.7% rising
28 Andorra 1.1 km2 2021 up 37.5% rising
29 Ethiopia 0.9 km2 2021 up 80.0% rising
30 Indonesia 0.8 km2 2021 β€” volatile
31 Sweden 0.7 km2 2021 up 16.7% rising
31 Bulgaria 0.7 km2 2021 unchanged rising
31 Uzbekistan 0.7 km2 2021 up 40.0% rising
34 Pakistan 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged rising
35 Mexico 0.4 km2 2021 up 33.3% rising
36 Slovak Republic 0.3 km2 2021 up 50.0% volatile
36 Azerbaijan 0.3 km2 2021 up 50.0% rising
38 Myanmar 0.2 km2 2021 up 100.0% rising
39 Kenya 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Armenia 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Liechtenstein 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Albania 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Morocco 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Slovenia 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Serbia 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 North Macedonia 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Cameroon 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Montenegro 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Romania 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Costa Rica 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Ireland 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Finland 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Faroe Islands 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 South Africa 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Uganda 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
39 Poland 0 km2 2021 β€” flat

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial surfaces β€” Value
Unit
km2
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 492 data points, 2000–2021
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