15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland — Value is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 1.29 million km2 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 1.2 km2 in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 315.7 km2, and the mean is 40,759 km2.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 143.0%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 39.1%).
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 1.29 million km2 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | China, mainland | 753,032 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 138,593 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 36,653 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 15,541 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Mongolia | 13,827 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Nepal | 10,996 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 8,100 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 7,976 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 6,649 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 5,397 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | India | 5,228 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 13 | Colombia | 4,291 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 2,688 km2 | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Bhutan | 2,508 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Georgia | 2,138 km2 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | New Zealand | 2,030 km2 | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 1,894 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 1,808 km2 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Sweden | 1,477 km2 | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 21 | Pakistan | 1,283 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Switzerland | 1,126 km2 | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | France | 1,078 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Australia | 658.8 km2 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 25 | Lesotho | 429.8 km2 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Iceland | 404.4 km2 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 386.4 km2 | 2021 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 330.5 km2 | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Myanmar | 315.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Spain | 280.7 km2 | 2021 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 272.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Japan | 207.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 33 | Faroe Islands | 182.9 km2 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 34 | Indonesia | 180.8 km2 | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 35 | Kenya | 135.8 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Finland | 130.4 km2 | 2021 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 37 | Andorra | 121.3 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 116.4 km2 | 2021 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 109.6 km2 | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 40 | Mexico | 103.7 km2 | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 41 | Armenia | 80.5 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Slovakia | 59.2 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Romania | 52.1 km2 | 2021 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 44 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 36.6 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Serbia | 32.4 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 30.8 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | South Africa | 22.6 km2 | 2021 | up 143.0% | rising |
| 48 | Morocco | 18.3 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Cameroon | 15.2 km2 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 14.1 km2 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Uganda | 11.8 km2 | 2021 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 9.8 km2 | 2021 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 53 | Ireland | 6.8 km2 | 2021 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 54 | Albania | 5.4 km2 | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 55 | Montenegro | 4.2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Liechtenstein | 2.6 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 57 | Slovenia | 1.2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern America and Europe 1.84 million km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 767,590 km2
- Eastern Asia 767,094 km2
- Northern America 540,830 km2
- Latin America and the Caribbean 235,612 km2
- United States of America 231,999 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 95,802 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 60,191 km2
- Central Asia 32,061 km2
- Southern Asia 28,130 km2
- Oceania 2,688 km2
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 2,552 km2
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