15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or was 21,422 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Australia and New Zealand, 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: shrubs and/or in Australia and New Zealand stood at 21,422 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 21,619 km2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21,422 km2, in 2021.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21,507 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 21,440 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 21,619 km2 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 21,488 km2 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 21,455 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 21,422 km2 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21,474 km2 | 21,440 km2 | 21,507 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21,521 km2 | 21,455 km2 | 21,619 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 21,422 km2 | 21,422 km2 | 21,422 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15,607 km2 compare
- 1 Russian Federation 51,969 km2 compare
- 2 China, mainland 39,717 km2 compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 6,670 km2 compare
- 4 New Zealand 21,130 km2 compare
- 5 Chile 8,361 km2 compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,902 km2 compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,160 km2 compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 1,509 km2 compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 98.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.4 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.75 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Australia and New Zealand?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Australia and New Zealand was 21,422 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: shrubs and/or recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 21,619 km2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,422 km2 in 2021.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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