15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value is currently reported for 57 countries. The highest value is 1.87 million km2 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 4.4 km2 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 533.4 km2, and the mean is 52,784 km2.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Liechtenstein (up 10.9%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 13.9%).
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 1.87 million km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | China, mainland | 781,912 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Peru | 140,422 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 66,940 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 15,821 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Mongolia | 14,312 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 13,753 km2 | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Nepal | 11,358 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Iceland | 10,439 km2 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 9,557 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 8,159 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 8,148 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | New Zealand | 7,249 km2 | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Ecuador | 6,927 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 6,908 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 5,513 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | India | 5,419 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Austria | 3,389 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 19 | Bhutan | 2,695 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Georgia | 2,500 km2 | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Switzerland | 2,330 km2 | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 22 | Australia | 2,308 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 1,928 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | France | 1,735 km2 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Italy | 1,518 km2 | 2021 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 26 | Pakistan | 1,317 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Japan | 933.9 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 28 | Finland | 593.7 km2 | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 533.4 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 506.8 km2 | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 31 | Lesotho | 460.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 376.3 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Myanmar | 343.3 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 34 | Indonesia | 292.8 km2 | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 277 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 255.2 km2 | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 37 | Mexico | 217.2 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 38 | Faroe Islands | 209.9 km2 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | Kenya | 169.3 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Slovak Republic | 159.1 km2 | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 41 | Romania | 155.9 km2 | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 42 | Andorra | 144.5 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Uganda | 108.1 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Armenia | 80.8 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Serbia | 57.2 km2 | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 46 | Ireland | 43.2 km2 | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 47 | Poland | 42.8 km2 | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 41.9 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 38 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 50 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 36.7 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | South Africa | 23 km2 | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 52 | Slovenia | 22.1 km2 | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 53 | Cameroon | 21.2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Morocco | 18.3 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Liechtenstein | 6.1 km2 | 2021 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 56 | Albania | 6 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Montenegro | 4.4 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 2.66 million km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 797,839 km2
- Eastern Asia 797,203 km2
- Northern America 730,591 km2
- United States of America 292,443 km2
- Latin America and the Caribbean 276,400 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 98,198 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 61,768 km2
- Central Asia 32,816 km2
- Southern Asia 28,952 km2
- Oceania 9,557 km2
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 2,917 km2
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