15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in World
World: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or was 244,646 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in World, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
World recorded 244,646 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in World peaked at 258,514 km2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 244,646 km2, in 2021.
World ranks 1st of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in World, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 255,088 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 252,965 km2 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 258,514 km2 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 250,792 km2 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 247,494 km2 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 244,646 km2 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 254,026 km2 | 252,965 km2 | 255,088 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 252,267 km2 | 247,494 km2 | 258,514 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 244,646 km2 | 244,646 km2 | 244,646 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 21,422 km2 compare
- 4 New Zealand 21,130 km2 compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -0.2667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0547 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in World?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in World was 244,646 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 258,514 km2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,646 km2 in 2021.
- How does World rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or?
- World ranks 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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