15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 5,015 km2 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0 km2 in Ecuador.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.4 km2, and the mean is 272.94 km2.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 204.3%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 100.0%).
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 5,015 km2 | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 643.8 km2 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | New Zealand | 643.8 km2 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.1 km2 | 2021 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.9 km2 | 2021 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 328.2 km2 | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 49.2 km2 | 2021 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 6 | China, mainland | 40.6 km2 | 2021 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 7 | Tajikistan | 33.3 km2 | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.9 km2 | 2021 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 14.1 km2 | 2021 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 10 | Nepal | 10.5 km2 | 2021 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 11 | India | 7 km2 | 2021 | up 204.3% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 3.5 km2 | 2021 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 13 | Pakistan | 3.4 km2 | 2021 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 2.4 km2 | 2021 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 1.7 km2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Austria | 1.3 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 0.9 km2 | 2021 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 17 | Colombia | 0.9 km2 | 2021 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 0.7 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 0.5 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Georgia | 0.3 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Italy | 0.1 km2 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Ecuador | 0 km2 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9,269 km2
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 60.8 km2
- Northern America and Europe 8,407 km2
- Europe 5,412 km2
- Northern America 2,995 km2
- Oceania 643.8 km2
- United States of America 160.9 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 126.7 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 117.6 km2
- Southern Asia 70.1 km2
- Central Asia 56.5 km2
- Latin America and the Caribbean 49.3 km2
- Eastern Asia 40.6 km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 40.6 km2
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.1 km2
- Western Asia 0.8 km2
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 0.8 km2
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