15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland — Value is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 930,339 km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,401 km2, and the mean is 29,245 km2.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 73.5%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 41.1%).
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 930,339 km2 | 2021 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 496,641 km2 | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 364,268 km2 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 162,496 km2 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 139,555 km2 | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 108,171 km2 | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 99,632 km2 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 80,486 km2 | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Chile | 72,074 km2 | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 10 | South Africa | 48,797 km2 | 2021 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 48,057 km2 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 46,990 km2 | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | New Zealand | 45,124 km2 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Algeria | 38,388 km2 | 2021 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 15 | Tajikistan | 35,725 km2 | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 16 | Australia | 35,362 km2 | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 30,868 km2 | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 23,266 km2 | 2021 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 19 | Pakistan | 23,192 km2 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 20 | Lesotho | 18,876 km2 | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 21 | Georgia | 18,840 km2 | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 22 | Colombia | 17,919 km2 | 2021 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 23 | India | 17,451 km2 | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 24 | Spain | 16,451 km2 | 2021 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 25 | Nepal | 16,323 km2 | 2021 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 26 | Armenia | 16,110 km2 | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 27 | Ecuador | 13,880 km2 | 2021 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 10,948 km2 | 2021 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 29 | France | 9,027 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 5,873 km2 | 2021 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 5,733 km2 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,494 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 33 | Greece | 5,328 km2 | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 34 | Romania | 5,004 km2 | 2021 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 35 | Bhutan | 3,862 km2 | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 36 | Austria | 3,590 km2 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 37 | Yemen | 3,497 km2 | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 38 | Ukraine | 3,457 km2 | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 39 | Lebanon | 3,387 km2 | 2021 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 40 | Iraq | 3,382 km2 | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 41 | Japan | 2,945 km2 | 2021 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 42 | Namibia | 2,913 km2 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 2,906 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,845 km2 | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 2,623 km2 | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 2,430 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Serbia | 2,145 km2 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 48 | Myanmar | 2,060 km2 | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 1,853 km2 | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 50 | Switzerland | 1,810 km2 | 2021 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 1,750 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Croatia | 1,549 km2 | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 53 | Kenya | 1,401 km2 | 2021 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 54 | Montenegro | 983.9 km2 | 2021 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 55 | Tunisia | 913.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 56 | Guatemala | 871.8 km2 | 2021 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 57 | Madagascar | 676 km2 | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 517.9 km2 | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 458.2 km2 | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 60 | Portugal | 343.2 km2 | 2021 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Sweden | 334.2 km2 | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Malawi | 232.8 km2 | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 63 | Jordan | 192.4 km2 | 2021 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 64 | Slovenia | 190.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 65 | Slovakia | 176.5 km2 | 2021 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 66 | Oman | 173.1 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 67 | Czechia | 167.3 km2 | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 68 | Ireland | 151.3 km2 | 2021 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 69 | Haiti | 143.7 km2 | 2021 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 70 | Uganda | 143.6 km2 | 2021 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 71 | Libya | 97.7 km2 | 2021 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 72 | Andorra | 93.7 km2 | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 73 | Cameroon | 82 km2 | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 74 | Rwanda | 77.5 km2 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 71.1 km2 | 2021 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 76 | Mozambique | 63.6 km2 | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 77 | Poland | 61.6 km2 | 2021 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 78 | Somalia | 57.5 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 47.2 km2 | 2021 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 33.1 km2 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 81 | Burundi | 28.7 km2 | 2021 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 82 | Hungary | 28.1 km2 | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 83 | Iceland | 26.8 km2 | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 84 | Eswatini | 20.4 km2 | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 85 | Eritrea | 20.2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Sudan | 20.1 km2 | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 87 | Liechtenstein | 19.7 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Isle of Man | 18 km2 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 89 | Uruguay | 13.1 km2 | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 90 | Malaysia | 11.8 km2 | 2021 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 91 | Comoros | 10.8 km2 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 92 | Panama | 10.5 km2 | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 93 | Faroe Islands | 9 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Honduras | 8.4 km2 | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 95 | Philippines | 4.3 km2 | 2021 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 96 | Chad | 4.2 km2 | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 97 | Guyana | 3.4 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Egypt | 2.8 km2 | 2021 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 99 | Cyprus | 2.3 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Belgium | 2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | South Sudan | 1.6 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | El Salvador | 0.5 km2 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 102 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.5 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.4 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Finland | 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 4.83 million km2
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 240,101 km2
- Northern America and Europe 1.66 million km2
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 218,582 km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 1.31 million km2
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 127,577 km2
- Eastern Asia 1.31 million km2
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8,272 km2
- Northern America 1.09 million km2
- Syrian Arab Republic 3,496 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.03 million km2
- United Republic of Tanzania 2,352 km2
- United States of America 849,344 km2
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,346 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 743,554 km2
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 2,103 km2
- Latin America and the Caribbean 723,375 km2
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 550.6 km2
- Europe 569,801 km2
- Viet Nam 45 km2
- Southern Asia 463,425 km2
- Republic of Moldova 9.8 km2
- Central Asia 280,128 km2
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1 km2
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 224,926 km2
- Western Asia 137,448 km2
- Sub-Saharan Africa 87,862 km2
- Northern Africa 87,479 km2
- Oceania 82,236 km2
- South-Eastern Asia 4,552 km2
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1,750 km2
- Cabo Verde 148 km2
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