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15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — Value by country

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Countries reporting
109
Highest
182,403 km2
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
0 km2
Montserrat
Median
5.5 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: Terrestrial barren land — Value is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 182,403 km2 in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 0 km2 in Montserrat.

The median across all reporting countries is 5.5 km2, and the mean is 11,882 km2.

Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 910.0%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Saudi Arabia 182,403 km2 2021 up 0.1% flat
2 Algeria 149,866 km2 2021 up 0.6% flat
3 Pakistan 99,245 km2 2021 up 0.2% flat
4 Sudan 91,273 km2 2021 up 0.2% flat
5 Egypt 82,537 km2 2021 up 0.0% flat
6 Chad 80,090 km2 2021 up 0.0% flat
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.8 km2 2021 down 42.9% volatile
7 Yemen 72,329 km2 2021 up 0.7% flat
8 Morocco 71,380 km2 2021 up 1.3% flat
9 China, mainland 70,338 km2 2021 down 0.2% flat
10 Namibia 56,267 km2 2021 up 4.2% flat
10 Viet Nam 0.9 km2 2021 up 12.5% falling
11 Afghanistan 50,609 km2 2021 up 0.1% flat
12 Chile 49,777 km2 2021 down 0.2% flat
12 Timor-Leste 0.2 km2 2021 up 100.0% falling
13 Peru 45,366 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
14 Oman 33,672 km2 2021 down 0.4% flat
15 Libya 31,500 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
16 South Africa 21,327 km2 2021 down 8.2% flat
17 Eritrea 20,917 km2 2021 up 3.1% flat
17 Cabo Verde 39.7 km2 2021 down 0.5% flat
18 Niger 19,758 km2 2021 up 2.5% flat
19 Ethiopia 12,118 km2 2021 up 13.0% rising
20 Somalia 9,445 km2 2021 up 9.7% rising
21 Jordan 8,158 km2 2021 up 0.8% flat
22 Mauritania 5,908 km2 2021 up 1.9% flat
23 Djibouti 5,737 km2 2021 up 14.5% rising
24 Tunisia 4,678 km2 2021 up 5.1% flat
25 Angola 3,149 km2 2021 up 31.6% rising
26 Mongolia 2,745 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
27 Ecuador 2,639 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
28 United Arab Emirates 2,400 km2 2021 down 1.3% flat
29 Turkmenistan 1,594 km2 2021 up 13.1% rising
30 Mexico 1,291 km2 2021 up 12.5% rising
31 Kenya 1,254 km2 2021 up 3.8% flat
32 Uzbekistan 1,153 km2 2021 up 9.5% rising
33 Tajikistan 1,080 km2 2021 up 7.6% rising
34 Western Sahara 939.9 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
35 Réunion 866 km2 2021 down 1.1% flat
36 Mali 390.4 km2 2021 up 43.6% rising
37 Palestine, State of 216.3 km2 2021 down 4.7% flat
38 Spain 157.8 km2 2021 down 17.7% rising
39 Iraq 123.1 km2 2021 down 63.0% falling
40 Mauritius 83.4 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
41 Kyrgyzstan 57.5 km2 2021 up 14.1% rising
42 Italy 35.7 km2 2021 up 24.4% rising
43 Kazakhstan 27.8 km2 2021 up 71.6% rising
44 Indonesia 26.4 km2 2021 up 37.5% rising
45 Greece 22.3 km2 2021 down 18.6% rising
46 Azerbaijan 20.1 km2 2021 up 16.2% rising
47 Papua New Guinea 14.8 km2 2021 down 6.3% falling
48 Brazil 11 km2 2021 unchanged flat
49 Japan 10.3 km2 2021 down 17.6% falling
50 Vanuatu 10.2 km2 2021 up 131.8% rising
51 Zimbabwe 10.1 km2 2021 up 910.0% volatile
52 Colombia 6.3 km2 2021 down 43.2% falling
53 Mozambique 6.1 km2 2021 down 17.6% rising
54 India 5.5 km2 2021 up 7.8% falling
55 Nicaragua 5.4 km2 2021 up 5.9% flat
56 Madagascar 5.1 km2 2021 up 82.1% rising
57 Lebanon 4.4 km2 2021 up 131.6% rising
58 Guatemala 2.9 km2 2021 up 3.6% flat
58 Philippines 2.9 km2 2021 up 70.6% rising
60 Myanmar 2.1 km2 2021 down 34.4% falling
61 Guyana 1.9 km2 2021 up 280.0% volatile
62 France 1.7 km2 2021 unchanged flat
63 Australia 1.6 km2 2021 up 166.7% rising
63 Australia and New Zealand 1.6 km2 2021 up 166.7% rising
65 Malaysia 1.4 km2 2021 down 12.5% falling
66 Cyprus 1.3 km2 2021 down 13.3% volatile
67 El Salvador 1.2 km2 2021 unchanged falling
68 Nigeria 0.9 km2 2021 up 350.0% volatile
69 Thailand 0.8 km2 2021 up 60.0% rising
70 Cameroon 0.7 km2 2021 up 133.3% rising
70 Malawi 0.7 km2 2021 up 600.0% volatile
72 Albania 0.4 km2 2021 up 33.3% rising
72 Nepal 0.4 km2 2021 down 33.3% volatile
72 Portugal 0.4 km2 2021 down 20.0% falling
72 Solomon Islands 0.4 km2 2021 up 100.0% falling
76 Armenia 0.3 km2 2021 unchanged rising
76 Guinea 0.3 km2 2021 up 200.0% rising
76 Equatorial Guinea 0.3 km2 2021 unchanged falling
76 Lesotho 0.3 km2 2021 up 200.0% volatile
76 Panama 0.3 km2 2021 up 50.0% volatile
76 Uganda 0.3 km2 2021 down 40.0% volatile
76 Zambia 0.3 km2 2021 up 200.0% volatile
83 Bhutan 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged volatile
83 Costa Rica 0.2 km2 2021 down 60.0% volatile
83 Gabon 0.2 km2 2021 down 33.3% volatile
83 Rwanda 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged volatile
83 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
83 Republic of Korea 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged volatile
89 Botswana 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
89 Dominican Republic 0.1 km2 2021 down 66.7% volatile
89 Honduras 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged falling
89 Haiti 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
89 Liberia 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
89 Sri Lanka 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
89 Montenegro 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged falling
89 New Caledonia 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged volatile
89 Sierra Leone 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
89 South Sudan 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
89 Suriname 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
101 Burundi 0 km2 2021 — volatile
101 Congo 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% volatile
101 Cuba 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% volatile
101 Croatia 0 km2 2021 — volatile
101 Montserrat 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.

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Indicator
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — 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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