15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands — Value is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 151.9 km2 in Switzerland; the lowest is 0 km2 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.4 km2, and the mean is 21.62 km2.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 10.1%).
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 151.9 km2 | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 2 | Peru | 103.1 km2 | 2021 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 83.9 km2 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 81.7 km2 | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | China, mainland | 30.2 km2 | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 6 | France | 26.8 km2 | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 18.7 km2 | 2021 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 17.7 km2 | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 14.6 km2 | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 2.7 km2 | 2021 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 2.1 km2 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 1.6 km2 | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 13 | Ecuador | 1.4 km2 | 2021 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 13 | Nepal | 1.4 km2 | 2021 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 1.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 16 | Faroe Islands | 0.8 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | India | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Slovak Republic | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Lesotho | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | New Zealand | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 704.8 km2
- Northern America and Europe 522.5 km2
- Europe 521.8 km2
- Latin America and the Caribbean 109.4 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 42.8 km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 32 km2
- Eastern Asia 32 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 22.1 km2
- Southern Asia 19.2 km2
- Sub-Saharan Africa 18.8 km2
- Central Asia 2.9 km2
- Northern America 0.6 km2
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