15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 15,009 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Eastern 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: shrub-covered in Eastern Asia stood at 15,009 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Eastern Asia peaked at 19,665 km2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15,009 km2, in 2021.
Eastern Asia ranks 11th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,732 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 19,570 km2 | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 19,665 km2 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 19,142 km2 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 17,062 km2 | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 15,009 km2 | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,150 km2 | 16,732 km2 | 19,570 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 18,623 km2 | 17,062 km2 | 19,665 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 15,009 km2 | 15,009 km2 | 15,009 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,656 km2 compare
- 8 Iceland 14,009 km2 compare
- 9 China, mainland 12,567 km2 compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 612.4 km2 compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 101 km2 compare
- 10 Mozambique 10,815 km2 compare
- 11 Mexico 8,935 km2 compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 97.2 km2 compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 90.2 km2 compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7,931 km2 compare
- 13 Colombia 6,994 km2 compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 0.3 km2 compare
- 14 Italy 6,841 km2 compare
- 14 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 km2
- 14 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 km2
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Eastern Asia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Eastern Asia was 15,009 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: shrub-covered recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,665 km2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,009 km2 in 2021.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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