15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Western Asia
Western Asia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial was 24,685 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia stood at 24,685 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Western Asia peaked at 24,685 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15,804 km2, in 2000.
Western Asia ranks 15th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15,804 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 17,656 km2 | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 18,960 km2 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 21,468 km2 | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 23,365 km2 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 24,685 km2 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,730 km2 | 15,804 km2 | 17,656 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21,264 km2 | 18,960 km2 | 23,365 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 24,685 km2 | 24,685 km2 | 24,685 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Western Asia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial in Western Asia was 24,685 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,685 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,804 km2 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: artificial rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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