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15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands β€” Value by country

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Countries reporting
170
Highest
229,459 km2
Brazil
Lowest
0 km2
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
278.6 km2
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,236

What the numbers show

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands β€” Value is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 229,459 km2 in Brazil; the lowest is 0 km2 in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

The median across all reporting countries is 278.6 km2, and the mean is 6,791 km2.

Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 1,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Korea (down 23.3%).

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 229,459 km2 2021 up 2.1% rising
2 China, mainland 142,802 km2 2021 down 3.3% falling
3 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 103,468 km2 2021 up 7.0% rising
4 Spain 74,824 km2 2021 up 0.8% falling
5 Italy 45,207 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
6 France 34,422 km2 2021 down 0.3% flat
7 South Africa 31,065 km2 2021 down 4.2% flat
8 India 29,852 km2 2021 up 8.9% rising
9 Algeria 26,664 km2 2021 down 0.3% rising
10 Romania 20,196 km2 2021 down 0.2% falling
11 Zimbabwe 19,586 km2 2021 up 16.6% rising
12 Kenya 18,143 km2 2021 up 10.9% rising
13 Morocco 16,535 km2 2021 up 0.3% flat
14 Greece 15,925 km2 2021 down 0.6% flat
15 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 14,823 km2 2021 up 10.6% rising
16 Mexico 14,593 km2 2021 up 4.7% rising
17 Serbia, Republic of 13,254 km2 2021 down 1.1% falling
18 Bulgaria 12,882 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
19 Indonesia 11,908 km2 2021 up 13.9% rising
20 Austria 11,753 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
21 Nigeria 11,444 km2 2021 up 30.8% rising
22 Myanmar 10,605 km2 2021 up 26.7% rising
23 Portugal 10,454 km2 2021 up 0.5% flat
24 Kazakhstan, Republic of 9,233 km2 2021 up 9.6% rising
25 Mozambique, Republic of 9,182 km2 2021 up 66.3% rising
25 Cook Islands 5.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 9,143 km2 2021 down 1.8% falling
27 Switzerland 9,048 km2 2021 down 1.6% falling
28 Czechia 8,341 km2 2021 down 0.2% flat
28 Mayotte 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
28 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
29 Australia and New Zealand 8,324 km2 2021 up 22.9% rising
30 Uganda 8,286 km2 2021 up 41.3% rising
31 Iraq 8,265 km2 2021 up 30.6% rising
32 Kyrgyz Republic 7,697 km2 2021 up 2.1% rising
33 Slovak Republic 7,605 km2 2021 down 0.7% flat
34 Australia 7,533 km2 2021 up 21.3% rising
35 Tajikistan, Republic of 7,480 km2 2021 up 2.9% rising
36 Pakistan 7,334 km2 2021 up 2.5% rising
37 Malawi 6,923 km2 2021 up 13.0% rising
38 Russian Federation 6,605 km2 2021 down 3.7% falling
39 Uzbekistan, Republic of 6,572 km2 2021 up 4.1% rising
40 North Macedonia, Republic of 6,549 km2 2021 down 0.8% flat
41 Tunisia 5,740 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
42 Thailand 5,650 km2 2021 up 8.6% rising
43 Angola 5,443 km2 2021 up 137.5% rising
44 Poland 5,370 km2 2021 down 1.2% falling
45 Cameroon 4,947 km2 2021 up 53.1% rising
46 Azerbaijan, Republic of 4,803 km2 2021 up 20.3% rising
47 Peru 4,646 km2 2021 up 34.0% rising
48 Rwanda 4,629 km2 2021 up 8.7% rising
49 Madagascar, Republic of 4,523 km2 2021 up 28.2% rising
50 Albania 3,464 km2 2021 down 0.4% flat
51 Slovenia 3,383 km2 2021 down 0.6% flat
52 Nepal 3,356 km2 2021 up 6.3% rising
53 Zambia 3,004 km2 2021 up 65.7% rising
54 Philippines 2,801 km2 2021 up 19.7% rising
55 Croatia 2,655 km2 2021 down 0.4% flat
56 Armenia, Republic of 2,448 km2 2021 up 35.6% rising
57 Colombia 2,378 km2 2021 up 6.4% rising
58 Mongolia 2,184 km2 2021 up 16.6% rising
59 Yemen, Republic of 1,942 km2 2021 up 34.0% rising
60 Burundi 1,905 km2 2021 up 28.8% rising
61 Montenegro 1,790 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
62 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,720 km2 2021 up 0.6% falling
63 Chile 1,652 km2 2021 up 4.7% flat
64 Chad 1,652 km2 2021 up 29.4% rising
65 Georgia 1,595 km2 2021 down 0.2% falling
66 Eritrea, The State of 1,543 km2 2021 up 3.6% flat
67 Lesotho, Kingdom of 1,246 km2 2021 up 15.5% rising
68 Sudan 1,146 km2 2021 up 57.3% rising
69 Jordan 1,000 km2 2021 up 7.8% flat
70 Cyprus 987.5 km2 2021 up 0.3% flat
71 New Zealand 789.9 km2 2021 up 40.7% rising
72 Japan 741.1 km2 2021 up 0.8% falling
73 Samoa 736.6 km2 2021 unchanged flat
74 Fiji, Republic of 720.1 km2 2021 up 9.6% rising
75 Lebanon 624.6 km2 2021 up 2.3% falling
76 French Polynesia 536.7 km2 2021 unchanged flat
77 Guinea 490.9 km2 2021 up 53.5% rising
78 Ecuador 470.4 km2 2021 up 94.1% rising
79 Eswatini, Kingdom of 376.5 km2 2021 up 60.5% rising
80 South Sudan, Republic of 365.1 km2 2021 up 95.9% rising
81 Hungary 340.2 km2 2021 down 1.6% falling
82 Libya 339.5 km2 2021 up 30.7% rising
83 Saudi Arabia 300.7 km2 2021 up 67.7% rising
84 Honduras 298.8 km2 2021 up 84.3% rising
85 Mali 279.6 km2 2021 up 27.7% rising
86 Turkmenistan 277.6 km2 2021 up 84.8% rising
87 Republic of Korea 249.7 km2 2021 down 23.3% falling
88 Paraguay 248.5 km2 2021 up 27.1% rising
89 Belgium 225.7 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
90 Palestine, State of 213.8 km2 2021 up 3.4% flat
91 Dominican Republic 204.2 km2 2021 up 16.6% rising
92 Ireland 198.9 km2 2021 down 1.1% flat
93 Guatemala 183.8 km2 2021 up 3.1% rising
94 Ukraine 134.4 km2 2021 up 32.9% falling
95 Botswana 115.8 km2 2021 up 65.7% rising
96 El Salvador 112.2 km2 2021 up 17.4% rising
97 Costa Rica 107 km2 2021 up 61.6% rising
98 Nicaragua 102.7 km2 2021 up 78.9% rising
99 Sweden 101.9 km2 2021 up 3.5% rising
100 Namibia 101.3 km2 2021 up 69.4% rising
101 Papua New Guinea 85.9 km2 2021 up 2.5% rising
102 Bhutan 81.6 km2 2021 up 2.8% rising
103 Sri Lanka 79.1 km2 2021 down 8.9% falling
104 Togo 65 km2 2021 up 84.7% rising
105 Ghana 60.9 km2 2021 up 24.8% rising
106 Benin 60.3 km2 2021 up 25.1% rising
107 Congo, Republic of 49.2 km2 2021 up 70.8% rising
108 Central African Republic 43.5 km2 2021 up 443.8% volatile
109 Haiti 39.5 km2 2021 up 86.3% rising
110 Liechtenstein 32.1 km2 2021 down 2.1% falling
111 Cambodia 27.7 km2 2021 up 166.3% rising
112 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 24.7 km2 2021 down 1.6% flat
113 Luxembourg 21.7 km2 2021 unchanged flat
114 Iceland 20 km2 2021 up 1.5% flat
115 Burkina Faso 18.9 km2 2021 down 3.1% flat
116 Malaysia 18.2 km2 2021 down 15.7% falling
117 San Marino, Republic of 16 km2 2021 up 1.3% flat
118 Oman 14.8 km2 2021 up 102.7% rising
119 American Samoa 14.3 km2 2021 unchanged flat
120 Somalia 13.4 km2 2021 up 20.7% rising
121 Jamaica 7.2 km2 2021 up 14.3% rising
122 Northern Mariana Islands 2.8 km2 2021 unchanged flat
123 Niger 2.6 km2 2021 up 4.0% rising
124 Tonga 2.4 km2 2021 unchanged flat
125 Isle of Man 2.2 km2 2021 unchanged rising
125 Panama 2.2 km2 2021 up 633.3% volatile
127 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1.9 km2 2021 up 533.3% volatile
128 Cuba 1.4 km2 2021 up 16.7% falling
129 Guyana 1.2 km2 2021 up 1,100.0% volatile
130 Guam 1.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
130 Senegal 1.1 km2 2021 up 175.0% volatile
132 United Arab Emirates 0.9 km2 2021 up 28.6% rising
132 Faroe Islands 0.9 km2 2021 unchanged flat
134 Christmas Island 0.8 km2 2021 unchanged flat
135 Barbados 0.4 km2 2021 up 100.0% rising
135 Puerto Rico 0.4 km2 2021 up 300.0% volatile
137 Andorra, Principality of 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged falling
137 Bangladesh 0.1 km2 2021 β€” volatile
137 New Caledonia 0.1 km2 2021 β€” volatile
137 Solomon Islands 0.1 km2 2021 β€” volatile
137 Sierra Leone 0.1 km2 2021 β€” volatile
137 Vanuatu 0.1 km2 2021 β€” volatile
137 Martinique 0.1 km2 2021 β€” volatile
144 Belize 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Comoros, Union of the 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Djibouti 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Finland 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Gabon 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Grenada 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Liberia 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 St. Lucia 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Mauritius 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Suriname 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Trinidad and Tobago 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Uruguay 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 British Virgin Islands 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 United States Virgin Islands 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 French Guiana 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Guadeloupe 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Western Sahara 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Brunei Darussalam 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 RΓ©union 0 km2 2021 β€” flat
144 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 km2 2021 β€” flat

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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: Total; Land Cover: Croplands β€” Value
Unit
km2
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
206 places, 1,236 data points, 2000–2021
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