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15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value by country

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Countries reporting
169
Highest
73,316 km2
China, mainland
Lowest
0 km2
French Guiana
Median
63.9 km2
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,236

What the numbers show

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 73,316 km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in French Guiana.

The median across all reporting countries is 63.9 km2, and the mean is 1,156 km2.

Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 1,800.0%), and the largest decrease in French Guiana (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China, mainland 73,316 km2 2021 up 15.6% rising
2 Russian Federation 30,313 km2 2021 up 15.9% rising
2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,095 km2 2021 down 6.3% falling
3 Peru 8,008 km2 2021 up 8.7% rising
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5,935 km2 2021 up 2.6% flat
4 Chile 6,034 km2 2021 up 12.1% flat
4 United Republic of Tanzania 3,471 km2 2021 up 16.6% rising
5 Sweden 4,439 km2 2021 down 0.9% flat
5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,673 km2 2021 up 32.2% flat
6 Australia and New Zealand 3,549 km2 2021 up 10.7% rising
6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,227 km2 2021 up 12.7% rising
7 India 3,354 km2 2021 up 23.2% rising
7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 982.4 km2 2021 up 71.4% rising
8 Indonesia 2,836 km2 2021 up 7.5% rising
9 New Zealand 2,478 km2 2021 up 14.2% rising
9 Viet Nam 768.9 km2 2021 up 99.9% rising
10 Malawi 1,954 km2 2021 down 1.4% flat
10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 435.6 km2 2021 up 0.4% rising
11 Mexico 1,820 km2 2021 up 0.9% rising
11 Syrian Arab Republic 52.2 km2 2021 up 1.6% rising
12 Tajikistan 1,782 km2 2021 up 20.6% rising
12 Timor-Leste 14.6 km2 2021 down 67.1% volatile
13 Mongolia 1,683 km2 2021 up 11.5% rising
13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 4.4 km2 2021 unchanged flat
14 Ethiopia 1,575 km2 2021 up 50.7% rising
14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.6 km2 2021 unchanged flat
15 South Africa 1,459 km2 2021 up 45.3% rising
16 Kyrgyzstan 1,395 km2 2021 up 4.9% rising
17 Kazakhstan 1,350 km2 2021 up 4.7% rising
18 Kenya 1,333 km2 2021 up 9.1% rising
19 Spain 1,160 km2 2021 up 3.2% rising
20 Mozambique 1,105 km2 2021 up 7.0% rising
20 Cabo Verde 9 km2 2021 up 8.4% rising
21 Australia 1,071 km2 2021 up 3.4% flat
21 Côte d'Ivoire 2.8 km2 2021 up 16.7% rising
22 Colombia 960.4 km2 2021 up 44.5% rising
23 Uganda 933.9 km2 2021 up 4.7% rising
24 Switzerland 893.1 km2 2021 up 0.3% flat
25 Pakistan 825.3 km2 2021 up 73.3% rising
26 Rwanda 820.5 km2 2021 up 6.5% rising
27 Afghanistan 791.7 km2 2021 up 48.5% rising
28 Myanmar 777.5 km2 2021 up 32.2% rising
29 Zambia 768.7 km2 2021 down 3.6% flat
30 Japan 753.9 km2 2021 up 3.8% flat
31 Brazil 709 km2 2021 unchanged flat
32 Madagascar 673.1 km2 2021 up 37.5% rising
33 Zimbabwe 672.1 km2 2021 down 4.3% falling
34 Papua New Guinea 537 km2 2021 up 35.7% rising
35 Angola 514.1 km2 2021 up 83.1% rising
36 Nepal 511.2 km2 2021 up 72.8% rising
37 France 499.6 km2 2021 up 0.4% flat
38 Malaysia 496.6 km2 2021 up 177.0% rising
39 Burundi 441.8 km2 2021 up 4.7% rising
40 Greece 440.1 km2 2021 up 8.4% rising
41 Italy 370.8 km2 2021 up 0.5% flat
42 North Macedonia 363.3 km2 2021 up 0.2% flat
43 Austria 355.3 km2 2021 up 0.1% flat
44 Ecuador 308.1 km2 2021 up 60.3% rising
45 Philippines 282.3 km2 2021 up 21.8% rising
46 Thailand 271.9 km2 2021 down 1.2% flat
47 Iceland 268.7 km2 2021 up 4.9% rising
48 Romania 263.9 km2 2021 down 0.6% flat
49 Iraq 228.3 km2 2021 up 52.9% rising
50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 225.2 km2 2021 up 0.8% rising
51 Georgia 217.9 km2 2021 up 7.8% rising
52 Albania 212.1 km2 2021 down 0.2% rising
53 Algeria 202.7 km2 2021 up 7.5% rising
54 Armenia 202.3 km2 2021 up 1.0% rising
55 Namibia 197.4 km2 2021 up 51.4% rising
56 Saudi Arabia 188.7 km2 2021 down 30.0% rising
57 Morocco 176.2 km2 2021 down 4.2% rising
58 Bulgaria 169.5 km2 2021 up 0.6% flat
59 Bosnia and Herzegovina 164.6 km2 2021 up 1.3% flat
60 Honduras 155.6 km2 2021 up 11.1% rising
61 Bhutan 151.3 km2 2021 up 37.4% rising
62 Cameroon 151.1 km2 2021 up 44.6% rising
63 Guatemala 150.1 km2 2021 up 5.1% rising
64 Chad 141.6 km2 2021 down 38.7% rising
65 Portugal 136.9 km2 2021 up 25.6% rising
66 El Salvador 120 km2 2021 up 1.7% flat
67 Nigeria 116.5 km2 2021 up 31.6% rising
68 Costa Rica 110.6 km2 2021 up 5.8% rising
69 Uzbekistan 104.7 km2 2021 up 9.7% rising
70 Guinea 93.5 km2 2021 up 15.4% rising
71 Serbia 90.3 km2 2021 up 4.2% rising
72 Poland 81.6 km2 2021 up 11.0% rising
73 Azerbaijan 78 km2 2021 down 0.9% rising
74 Republic of Korea 76 km2 2021 up 11.4% rising
75 Sri Lanka 73.4 km2 2021 up 11.2% rising
76 Finland 64.2 km2 2021 up 0.6% flat
77 Slovakia 63.9 km2 2021 down 0.5% flat
78 Nicaragua 59.8 km2 2021 up 18.7% rising
79 Lesotho 57.8 km2 2021 down 8.5% rising
80 Sudan 49.2 km2 2021 up 148.5% rising
81 Czechia 45.9 km2 2021 up 4.8% rising
82 Croatia 40.6 km2 2021 up 1.2% flat
83 Dominican Republic 40.3 km2 2021 up 13.8% rising
84 Egypt 35.8 km2 2021 down 0.3% rising
85 Montenegro 33.4 km2 2021 down 0.3% flat
86 Vanuatu 31.7 km2 2021 up 14.4% rising
87 Turkmenistan 30.6 km2 2021 up 1.3% rising
88 Réunion 28.5 km2 2021 up 161.5% rising
89 Slovenia 28.3 km2 2021 up 2.2% rising
90 Gabon 27.7 km2 2021 up 9.5% rising
91 Botswana 27.2 km2 2021 up 74.4% rising
91 French Polynesia 27.2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
93 Yemen 24.3 km2 2021 up 120.9% rising
94 Guyana 23 km2 2021 up 70.4% rising
95 Eswatini 22.5 km2 2021 down 17.0% rising
96 New Caledonia 21.6 km2 2021 up 41.2% rising
97 Tunisia 20.6 km2 2021 down 4.2% flat
98 Cuba 19.6 km2 2021 up 21.7% flat
99 Ukraine 19.4 km2 2021 up 10.9% rising
100 Panama 18.5 km2 2021 up 7.6% rising
101 Congo 17.5 km2 2021 up 33.6% rising
102 Eritrea 16.2 km2 2021 up 97.6% rising
103 Libya 13.5 km2 2021 up 28.6% rising
103 Tonga 13.5 km2 2021 unchanged flat
105 South Sudan 13.3 km2 2021 up 30.4% rising
106 Oman 13.1 km2 2021 up 37.9% rising
107 Cambodia 12.7 km2 2021 up 429.2% volatile
108 Solomon Islands 12 km2 2021 up 46.3% rising
109 Mauritius 11.9 km2 2021 up 22.7% rising
110 Lebanon 11.1 km2 2021 up 7.8% rising
111 Ireland 10 km2 2021 down 1.0% falling
112 Belize 9.4 km2 2021 up 16.0% rising
113 Equatorial Guinea 9.1 km2 2021 down 14.2% flat
114 Central African Republic 8.8 km2 2021 up 44.3% rising
115 Puerto Rico 7.2 km2 2021 up 26.3% rising
116 Jordan 7.1 km2 2021 up 4.4% rising
117 Djibouti 6.4 km2 2021 up 178.3% rising
118 Fiji 5.6 km2 2021 unchanged flat
119 Cyprus 4.7 km2 2021 up 30.6% rising
120 Faroe Islands 4.1 km2 2021 down 4.7% falling
121 Sierra Leone 3.9 km2 2021 up 56.0% rising
122 Liberia 3.6 km2 2021 up 50.0% rising
123 Montserrat 3.2 km2 2021 up 300.0% volatile
124 Mauritania 3.1 km2 2021 up 1,450.0% volatile
125 Haiti 2.8 km2 2021 up 154.5% rising
126 Belgium 2.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
127 Liechtenstein 2 km2 2021 unchanged flat
128 United Arab Emirates 1.9 km2 2021 up 1,800.0% volatile
129 Samoa 1.6 km2 2021 unchanged flat
130 Andorra 1.3 km2 2021 up 30.0% rising
131 Mali 1.2 km2 2021 up 140.0% rising
132 Somalia 1.1 km2 2021 up 120.0% rising
133 Luxembourg 1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
133 Paraguay 1 km2 2021 up 66.7% rising
135 Comoros 0.8 km2 2021 up 100.0% rising
135 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8 km2 2021 unchanged flat
135 Niger 0.8 km2 2021 — volatile
138 Hungary 0.7 km2 2021 unchanged flat
139 Togo 0.6 km2 2021 up 50.0% rising
140 Bangladesh 0.5 km2 2021 up 25.0% rising
140 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged flat
142 American Samoa 0.4 km2 2021 unchanged flat
142 Jamaica 0.4 km2 2021 down 42.9% volatile
144 Mayotte 0.3 km2 2021 unchanged rising
145 Ghana 0.2 km2 2021 — volatile
145 Palestine, State of 0.2 km2 2021 — volatile
145 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2 km2 2021 up 100.0% rising
145 Martinique 0.2 km2 2021 — volatile
145 Brunei Darussalam 0.2 km2 2021 up 100.0% rising
150 Grenada 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
150 Isle of Man 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
150 Senegal 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
150 Guadeloupe 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
150 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
155 French Guiana 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% falling

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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: Inland water bodies — Value
Unit
km2
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 1,236 data points, 2000–2021
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