15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in India
India: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land was 240,148 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in India, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in India stood at 240,148 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in India peaked at 243,340 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 240,148 km2, in 2021.
That places India 5th out of 145 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land in India, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 243,340 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 242,187 km2 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 242,347 km2 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 241,372 km2 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 240,760 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 240,148 km2 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 242,764 km2 | 242,187 km2 | 243,340 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 241,493 km2 | 240,760 km2 | 242,347 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 240,148 km2 | 240,148 km2 | 240,148 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Indonesia 500,753 km2 compare
- 3 Mexico 348,847 km2 compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 194,307 km2 compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 154,510 km2 compare
- 4 Myanmar 272,292 km2 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 150,273 km2 compare
- 6 Colombia 181,936 km2 compare
- 6 Viet Nam 114,260 km2 compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 110,462 km2 compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 173,795 km2 compare
- 8 Peru 170,895 km2 compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 84,804 km2 compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0165 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 30.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in India?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land in India was 240,148 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 243,340 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,148 km2 in 2021.
- How does India rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land?
- India ranks 5th out of 145 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: remaining moutain area; land rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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