15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands — Value is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 83,901 km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 340.2 km2, and the mean is 5,121 km2.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 780.0%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 50.0%).
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 83,901 km2 | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 2 | Spain | 49,426 km2 | 2021 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 3 | Italy | 37,408 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | France | 34,384 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 28,622 km2 | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 20,196 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 13,254 km2 | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 8 | Algeria | 12,938 km2 | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 12,882 km2 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Austria | 11,653 km2 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 10,784 km2 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 10,065 km2 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,141 km2 | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Portugal | 9,046 km2 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Switzerland | 8,844 km2 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 16 | Czechia | 8,341 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Slovak Republic | 7,605 km2 | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 6,592 km2 | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 19 | North Macedonia | 6,549 km2 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 5,807 km2 | 2021 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 5,370 km2 | 2021 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 22 | Australia | 5,017 km2 | 2021 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 4,995 km2 | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 24 | South Africa | 4,720 km2 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 4,628 km2 | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 4,594 km2 | 2021 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 4,318 km2 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 4,293 km2 | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 29 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,954 km2 | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 3,411 km2 | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 3,383 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Mexico | 3,244 km2 | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 33 | Peru | 3,084 km2 | 2021 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 2,628 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Morocco | 2,407 km2 | 2021 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 2,388 km2 | 2021 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 37 | Mongolia | 2,184 km2 | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 38 | Montenegro | 1,783 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1,720 km2 | 2021 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 40 | Georgia | 1,595 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 41 | Chile | 1,165 km2 | 2021 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 42 | Brazil | 1,018 km2 | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 43 | Lesotho | 1,006 km2 | 2021 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 44 | New Zealand | 789.7 km2 | 2021 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 630.8 km2 | 2021 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 46 | Hungary | 340.2 km2 | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 47 | Nepal | 322.6 km2 | 2021 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 48 | Colombia | 310.6 km2 | 2021 | up 171.0% | rising |
| 49 | Pakistan | 297.2 km2 | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 293.6 km2 | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 51 | Ecuador | 291.3 km2 | 2021 | up 158.5% | rising |
| 52 | India | 255.5 km2 | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 53 | Rwanda | 254 km2 | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 54 | Belgium | 225.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 55 | Iraq | 208.9 km2 | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 56 | Ireland | 198.8 km2 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 57 | Republic of Korea | 160.1 km2 | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 58 | Madagascar | 136.3 km2 | 2021 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 134.4 km2 | 2021 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 60 | Sweden | 101.8 km2 | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 61 | Yemen | 95.8 km2 | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 62 | Lebanon | 92.8 km2 | 2021 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 63 | Cyprus | 75.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 64 | Indonesia | 62.3 km2 | 2021 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 65 | Uganda | 48.9 km2 | 2021 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 48.6 km2 | 2021 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 67 | Jordan | 35.6 km2 | 2021 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 68 | Liechtenstein | 32.1 km2 | 2021 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 27.5 km2 | 2021 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 70 | Libya | 26.3 km2 | 2021 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 71 | Burundi | 24.1 km2 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 72 | Philippines | 21.9 km2 | 2021 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 21.8 km2 | 2021 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 21.7 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Bhutan | 17.7 km2 | 2021 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 76 | San Marino | 16 km2 | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 8.8 km2 | 2021 | up 780.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 3.8 km2 | 2021 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 79 | Mozambique | 2.3 km2 | 2021 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 80 | Isle of Man | 2.2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Myanmar | 2.1 km2 | 2021 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 82 | Iceland | 2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Panama | 1.2 km2 | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Somalia | 0.8 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 0.7 km2 | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 85 | Sudan | 0.7 km2 | 2021 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 87 | Andorra | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 87 | Faroe Islands | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Eswatini | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Oman | 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.
- Northern America and Europe 315,596 km2
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 183,495 km2
- Western Asia 167,830 km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 89,390 km2
- Eastern Asia 89,300 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 75,076 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 65,105 km2
- Southern Asia 47,187 km2
- Sub-Saharan Africa 39,761 km2
- Northern America 34,585 km2
- United States of America 32,204 km2
- Central Asia 17,919 km2
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