15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 34,813 km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.2 km2, and the mean is 934.22 km2.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 2,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Cabo Verde (down 50.0%).
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, mainland | 34,813 km2 | 2021 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7,311 km2 | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 18,498 km2 | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 5,450 km2 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 499.5 km2 | 2021 | up 24.0% | flat |
| 4 | Chile | 3,531 km2 | 2021 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 346 km2 | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 3,440 km2 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 6 | Australia and New Zealand | 3,163 km2 | 2021 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.6 km2 | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 7 | New Zealand | 2,287 km2 | 2021 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 6.5 km2 | 2021 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 1,570 km2 | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.9 km2 | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 1,001 km2 | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 2.5 km2 | 2021 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 943.9 km2 | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.6 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 11 | Australia | 876 km2 | 2021 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 12 | Switzerland | 849.7 km2 | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 817.5 km2 | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 737.4 km2 | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 15 | Japan | 642.5 km2 | 2021 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 16 | France | 481 km2 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 380.3 km2 | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 363.3 km2 | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 337.7 km2 | 2021 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 336.5 km2 | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Cabo Verde | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 309.2 km2 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Romania | 263.9 km2 | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | South Africa | 247 km2 | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 220.2 km2 | 2021 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 216.7 km2 | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 211.6 km2 | 2021 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 27 | Georgia | 186.2 km2 | 2021 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 28 | Armenia | 185.1 km2 | 2021 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 176.2 km2 | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 169.1 km2 | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 164.6 km2 | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 32 | Pakistan | 141.4 km2 | 2021 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 33 | India | 130.4 km2 | 2021 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 34 | Portugal | 110.3 km2 | 2021 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 35 | Serbia | 90.3 km2 | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 36 | Algeria | 88.8 km2 | 2021 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 37 | Poland | 80.5 km2 | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 38 | Nepal | 79.2 km2 | 2021 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 39 | Ecuador | 70.6 km2 | 2021 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 40 | Slovakia | 63.9 km2 | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Azerbaijan | 58.2 km2 | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 42 | Bhutan | 52.7 km2 | 2021 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 43 | Lesotho | 47.5 km2 | 2021 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 45.9 km2 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 40.3 km2 | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 46 | Indonesia | 36.2 km2 | 2021 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 33.2 km2 | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 30.8 km2 | 2021 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 30.5 km2 | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 50 | Slovenia | 28.3 km2 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 51 | Republic of Korea | 27 km2 | 2021 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 24.9 km2 | 2021 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 53 | Ukraine | 19.4 km2 | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 17.1 km2 | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 55 | Myanmar | 15.3 km2 | 2021 | up 91.2% | rising |
| 56 | Namibia | 15.1 km2 | 2021 | up 287.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 12.8 km2 | 2021 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 58 | Réunion | 11.8 km2 | 2021 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 59 | Ireland | 9.6 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Kenya | 5.8 km2 | 2021 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 2.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Chad | 1.9 km2 | 2021 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 1.8 km2 | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 65 | Iraq | 1.7 km2 | 2021 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Lebanon | 1.7 km2 | 2021 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Iceland | 1.5 km2 | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 68 | Faroe Islands | 1.4 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Turkmenistan | 1.2 km2 | 2021 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 70 | Egypt | 1 km2 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Yemen | 1 km2 | 2021 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 73 | Hungary | 0.7 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Andorra | 0.6 km2 | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 0.6 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Costa Rica | 0.5 km2 | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 0.5 km2 | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar | 0.4 km2 | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 79 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.4 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Malaysia | 0.3 km2 | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 81 | Uganda | 0.3 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Haiti | 0.2 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Tunisia | 0.2 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 85 | Comoros | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 85 | Isle of Man | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Rwanda | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Somalia | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 90 | 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 143,483 km2
- Northern America and Europe 73,596 km2
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 518.9 km2
- Northern America 43,098 km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 37,453 km2
- Eastern Asia 37,398 km2
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 13.9 km2
- Europe 30,498 km2
- Latin America and the Caribbean 20,978 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 12,829 km2
- United States of America 12,519 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 4,036 km2
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 3,877 km2
- Western Asia 3,770 km2
- Oceania 3,175 km2
- Central Asia 2,795 km2
- Southern Asia 1,241 km2
- Sub-Saharan Africa 368 km2
- Northern Africa 107.1 km2
- South-Eastern Asia 54.3 km2
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 12.8 km2
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