15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 30,240 km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.2 km2, and the mean is 937.59 km2.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Japan (up 220.0%), and the largest decrease in Mexico (down 23.1%).
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 30,240 km2 | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 377.5 km2 | 2021 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 11,037 km2 | 2021 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 3 | Chile | 2,308 km2 | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 3 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.7 km2 | 2021 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 4 | Peru | 1,852 km2 | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.5 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 987.2 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.3 km2 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 244.7 km2 | 2021 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 211.6 km2 | 2021 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 186.3 km2 | 2021 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 9 | Nepal | 153.7 km2 | 2021 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 150.4 km2 | 2021 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 146.3 km2 | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 12 | India | 137.4 km2 | 2021 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 13 | Mongolia | 103.2 km2 | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 14 | Pakistan | 95.6 km2 | 2021 | up 188.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia | 94.3 km2 | 2021 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 88 km2 | 2021 | up 155.8% | rising |
| 17 | Bhutan | 56.6 km2 | 2021 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kazakhstan | 51.9 km2 | 2021 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 47.4 km2 | 2021 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 33.8 km2 | 2021 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 33.6 km2 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 22 | Georgia | 20.7 km2 | 2021 | up 168.8% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 18.8 km2 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 16.1 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | France | 12.8 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 9.6 km2 | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 5.5 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Myanmar | 4.5 km2 | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 30 | Faroe Islands | 2.7 km2 | 2021 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 2.7 km2 | 2021 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 2.1 km2 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 33 | Japan | 1.6 km2 | 2021 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 1.3 km2 | 2021 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 35 | Poland | 1.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Mexico | 1 km2 | 2021 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 0.7 km2 | 2021 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 37 | Andorra | 0.7 km2 | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 0.6 km2 | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0.4 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Ireland | 0.4 km2 | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 40 | Uganda | 0.4 km2 | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.3 km2 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 44 | Armenia | 0.2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Cameroon | 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 64,949 km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 30,353 km2
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 247.7 km2
- Eastern Asia 30,346 km2
- Northern America and Europe 28,122 km2
- Europe 14,606 km2
- Northern America 13,516 km2
- Latin America and the Caribbean 5,222 km2
- United States of America 3,750 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,234 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 983.7 km2
- Southern Asia 531.3 km2
- Central Asia 452.4 km2
- Oceania 244.7 km2
- Western Asia 22.2 km2
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 22.2 km2
- South-Eastern Asia 6.6 km2
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.2 km2
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