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15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value by country

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Countries reporting
133
Highest
5,226 km2
China, mainland
Lowest
0 km2
Palestine, State of
Median
31.6 km2
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,080

What the numbers show

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 5,226 km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in Palestine, State of.

The median across all reporting countries is 31.6 km2, and the mean is 277.29 km2.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 98 fell. The largest increase was in Morocco (up 112.7%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 100.0%).

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China, mainland 5,226 km2 2021 down 22.9% falling
2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,670 km2 2021 down 1.5% flat
2 Indonesia 2,726 km2 2021 down 7.5% falling
3 South Africa 2,393 km2 2021 down 8.0% falling
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,888 km2 2021 down 6.4% falling
4 Madagascar 1,725 km2 2021 down 9.7% falling
5 United Republic of Tanzania 1,507 km2 2021 down 24.7% falling
5 Ethiopia 1,090 km2 2021 down 17.5% falling
6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,040 km2 2021 down 13.0% flat
6 Papua New Guinea 779.5 km2 2021 down 9.1% falling
7 Peru 712.8 km2 2021 down 15.0% falling
7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 323.7 km2 2021 down 20.2% falling
8 Saudi Arabia 673.8 km2 2021 down 1.8% falling
8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 103.5 km2 2021 down 62.9% volatile
9 Mexico 630.7 km2 2021 up 6.8% falling
9 Viet Nam 90.5 km2 2021 down 72.1% volatile
10 Kenya 614.9 km2 2021 down 12.3% falling
10 Timor-Leste 55.7 km2 2021 up 92.1% rising
11 Colombia 560.6 km2 2021 down 22.1% falling
11 Syrian Arab Republic 44.8 km2 2021 down 10.0% falling
12 Uganda 532.1 km2 2021 down 7.9% falling
12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.8 km2 2021 down 10.2% falling
13 Réunion 486.4 km2 2021 down 0.5% flat
14 Nigeria 416.4 km2 2021 down 5.5% falling
15 Mauritius 392.9 km2 2021 down 0.5% flat
16 Rwanda 389.5 km2 2021 down 13.8% falling
17 Angola 353.4 km2 2021 down 16.5% falling
18 New Caledonia 348.4 km2 2021 down 1.7% flat
19 Guyana 288.6 km2 2021 down 1.7% flat
19 Cabo Verde 45.1 km2 2021 down 0.4% flat
20 Malaysia 260.3 km2 2021 down 40.6% falling
21 Zambia 255.3 km2 2021 up 7.4% flat
21 Côte d'Ivoire 5 km2 2021 down 7.4% falling
22 Ecuador 246.4 km2 2021 down 16.2% falling
23 Myanmar 233.4 km2 2021 down 32.0% falling
24 India 218.2 km2 2021 down 52.4% falling
25 Cameroon 186.7 km2 2021 down 17.8% falling
26 Tajikistan 173.4 km2 2021 up 0.3% falling
27 Vanuatu 172.6 km2 2021 down 1.0% flat
28 Burundi 168.9 km2 2021 down 14.1% falling
29 Afghanistan 168.3 km2 2021 down 13.5% falling
30 Kazakhstan 163.8 km2 2021 down 2.6% falling
31 Zimbabwe 157.2 km2 2021 up 24.6% rising
32 Malawi 154.9 km2 2021 up 11.4% flat
33 Brazil 154 km2 2021 up 5.5% rising
34 South Sudan 142.7 km2 2021 down 1.7% flat
35 Kyrgyzstan 133.5 km2 2021 up 34.2% flat
36 Mozambique 104.5 km2 2021 down 22.0% falling
37 Gabon 93.7 km2 2021 down 2.9% flat
38 Congo 91.3 km2 2021 down 3.9% falling
39 Solomon Islands 87.5 km2 2021 down 4.1% falling
40 Pakistan 86 km2 2021 down 41.3% falling
41 Australia and New Zealand 85.2 km2 2021 down 4.9% falling
42 Philippines 84.3 km2 2021 down 29.8% falling
43 Australia 77.9 km2 2021 down 5.3% falling
44 Panama 75.5 km2 2021 down 1.7% flat
45 Thailand 66.1 km2 2021 down 24.0% falling
46 Namibia 65 km2 2021 up 89.5% falling
47 Equatorial Guinea 61.1 km2 2021 down 0.5% flat
48 Morocco 52.1 km2 2021 up 112.7% falling
49 Guinea 51.5 km2 2021 down 16.7% falling
50 Mongolia 45.4 km2 2021 down 1.7% flat
51 Djibouti 45 km2 2021 down 0.4% flat
52 Costa Rica 43 km2 2021 down 17.3% falling
53 Honduras 40.2 km2 2021 down 27.0% falling
54 Guatemala 39.5 km2 2021 down 12.2% falling
55 Sudan 35.6 km2 2021 down 37.5% falling
56 Oman 33.9 km2 2021 down 1.2% flat
57 Chile 31.6 km2 2021 down 8.7% rising
58 Nepal 29.6 km2 2021 down 46.7% falling
59 Chad 27.5 km2 2021 down 4.2% falling
60 Algeria 24.8 km2 2021 up 34.8% volatile
61 Yemen 23.7 km2 2021 down 20.5% falling
62 Uzbekistan 23.4 km2 2021 up 2.2% falling
63 Eritrea 21.2 km2 2021 down 13.5% falling
64 Bhutan 18.8 km2 2021 down 16.8% falling
65 Portugal 18 km2 2021 up 5.9% rising
66 Iraq 17.9 km2 2021 down 63.0% falling
67 Nicaragua 15.9 km2 2021 down 31.5% falling
68 Central African Republic 11.9 km2 2021 down 18.5% falling
69 Japan 11.5 km2 2021 down 16.1% falling
70 Eswatini 9.8 km2 2021 up 36.1% falling
71 Tunisia 9.7 km2 2021 down 7.6% falling
72 Azerbaijan 8.1 km2 2021 down 8.0% falling
73 Cambodia 7.9 km2 2021 down 43.2% falling
74 New Zealand 7.3 km2 2021 down 1.4% flat
75 Armenia 7.1 km2 2021 down 39.8% falling
76 Lesotho 6.9 km2 2021 down 29.6% falling
77 Liberia 6.5 km2 2021 down 9.7% flat
78 Dominican Republic 6.2 km2 2021 down 25.3% falling
79 Botswana 6 km2 2021 down 65.7% falling
80 Haiti 4.2 km2 2021 down 14.3% falling
80 Mali 4.2 km2 2021 down 10.6% flat
82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
82 Guadeloupe 4.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
84 Turkmenistan 3.8 km2 2021 up 2.7% volatile
85 Republic of Korea 3.6 km2 2021 down 37.9% falling
86 Spain 3.4 km2 2021 down 10.5% rising
87 Sri Lanka 3.3 km2 2021 down 42.1% volatile
88 Cuba 2.7 km2 2021 down 27.0% falling
88 El Salvador 2.7 km2 2021 down 28.9% falling
90 Sierra Leone 2.4 km2 2021 down 27.3% falling
91 Jamaica 1.8 km2 2021 up 5.9% flat
92 Comoros 1.7 km2 2021 up 6.2% flat
93 Trinidad and Tobago 1.6 km2 2021 down 5.9% flat
94 Mayotte 1.2 km2 2021 down 7.7% falling
95 Montserrat 1 km2 2021 down 23.1% falling
96 Libya 0.9 km2 2021 up 12.5% rising
96 Martinique 0.9 km2 2021 unchanged flat
98 Egypt 0.8 km2 2021 down 38.5% volatile
99 Lebanon 0.6 km2 2021 down 14.3% falling
100 United Arab Emirates 0.5 km2 2021 down 16.7% falling
100 Jordan 0.5 km2 2021 down 28.6% volatile
100 Paraguay 0.5 km2 2021 down 37.5% falling
103 Saint Lucia 0.4 km2 2021 unchanged flat
104 Italy 0.3 km2 2021 unchanged flat
104 Suriname 0.3 km2 2021 unchanged flat
104 Brunei Darussalam 0.3 km2 2021 unchanged flat
107 Belize 0.2 km2 2021 down 60.0% volatile
107 Ghana 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
107 Grenada 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
107 Puerto Rico 0.2 km2 2021 down 77.8% volatile
107 Somalia 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
112 Albania 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged volatile
112 Burkina Faso 0.1 km2 2021 down 50.0% falling
112 Barbados 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged falling
112 Greece 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged falling
112 Montenegro 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
112 Togo 0.1 km2 2021 down 50.0% falling
112 French Guiana 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
112 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
120 Mauritania 0 km2 2021 — volatile
120 Palestine, State of 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value
Unit
km2
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
180 places, 1,080 data points, 2000–2021
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