15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial was 52,377 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 52,377 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 52,377 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28,003 km2, in 2000.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 10th out of 21 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,003 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 32,994 km2 | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 35,643 km2 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 41,655 km2 | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 48,062 km2 | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 52,377 km2 | +9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30,498 km2 | 28,003 km2 | 32,994 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 41,787 km2 | 35,643 km2 | 48,062 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 52,377 km2 | 52,377 km2 | 52,377 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 7 Indonesia 11,615 km2 compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 3,328 km2 compare
- 8 Colombia 10,164 km2 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,382 km2 compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,159 km2 compare
- 9 Peru 8,219 km2 compare
- 10 Ethiopia 8,037 km2 compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,531 km2 compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,289 km2 compare
- 11 Nepal 7,590 km2 compare
- 12 Timor-Leste 456.1 km2 compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 6,551 km2 compare
- 13 Algeria 5,546 km2 compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 5.2 km2 compare
More environment data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 5.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 15.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 10,963 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 835,204 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 1.56 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 4.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 923,654 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 52,377 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 52,377 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,003 km2 in 2000.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 10th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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: Total; Land Cover: Artificial surfaces — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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