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15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — Value by country

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Countries reporting
130
Highest
1.00 million km2
China, mainland
Lowest
0 km2
Montserrat
Median
60.2 km2
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,236

What the numbers show

15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — Value is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 1.00 million km2 in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 km2 in Montserrat.

The median across all reporting countries is 60.2 km2, and the mean is 20,947 km2.

Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 920.0%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China, mainland 1.00 million km2 2021 up 0.0% flat
2 Chile 190,774 km2 2021 up 0.6% flat
3 Saudi Arabia 182,500 km2 2021 up 0.1% flat
4 Algeria 152,139 km2 2021 up 0.6% flat
5 Afghanistan 115,222 km2 2021 up 0.2% flat
6 Pakistan 114,611 km2 2021 up 0.2% flat
7 Sudan 91,273 km2 2021 up 0.2% flat
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.3 km2 2021 down 37.6% volatile
8 Mongolia 84,499 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
9 Egypt 83,915 km2 2021 up 0.0% flat
10 Chad 82,104 km2 2021 up 0.0% flat
11 Morocco 78,607 km2 2021 up 1.2% flat
12 Yemen 72,854 km2 2021 up 0.7% flat
12 Timor-Leste 0.2 km2 2021 up 100.0% falling
13 Namibia 60,930 km2 2021 up 3.9% flat
14 Peru 58,221 km2 2021 up 0.2% flat
15 Tajikistan 47,017 km2 2021 up 1.0% flat
16 Russian Federation 40,204 km2 2021 down 0.7% flat
17 Oman 33,703 km2 2021 down 0.4% flat
18 Libya 31,500 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
19 South Africa 26,792 km2 2021 down 7.6% flat
20 Eritrea 20,917 km2 2021 up 3.1% flat
21 Niger 19,758 km2 2021 up 2.5% flat
22 Kyrgyzstan 16,570 km2 2021 up 1.5% rising
23 Iceland 13,908 km2 2021 up 2.2% flat
24 Ethiopia 12,118 km2 2021 up 13.0% rising
25 India 11,555 km2 2021 up 12.5% rising
26 Somalia 9,445 km2 2021 up 9.7% rising
27 Jordan 8,800 km2 2021 up 0.7% flat
28 Mauritania 5,908 km2 2021 up 1.9% flat
29 Djibouti 5,737 km2 2021 up 14.5% rising
30 Tunisia 4,678 km2 2021 up 5.1% flat
31 Italy 4,520 km2 2021 up 0.1% flat
32 Nepal 4,345 km2 2021 up 11.2% rising
33 France 4,179 km2 2021 down 0.4% flat
34 Sweden 3,694 km2 2021 up 0.1% flat
35 Switzerland 3,624 km2 2021 down 1.2% falling
36 Angola 3,149 km2 2021 up 31.6% rising
37 Ecuador 2,675 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
38 Austria 2,548 km2 2021 up 1.5% flat
39 United Arab Emirates 2,400 km2 2021 down 1.3% flat
40 Spain 2,084 km2 2021 down 3.0% flat
41 Turkmenistan 1,721 km2 2021 up 14.2% rising
42 Uzbekistan 1,456 km2 2021 up 7.8% rising
43 Mexico 1,303 km2 2021 up 12.9% rising
44 Kenya 1,255 km2 2021 up 3.8% flat
45 Réunion 1,122 km2 2021 down 1.1% flat
46 Western Sahara 939.9 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
47 Kazakhstan 839.2 km2 2021 down 3.4% falling
48 Finland 565.9 km2 2021 up 49.0% volatile
49 Mali 390.4 km2 2021 up 43.6% rising
50 Greece 342.9 km2 2021 up 5.2% rising
51 Albania 274.4 km2 2021 up 19.1% rising
52 Palestine, State of 216.3 km2 2021 down 4.7% flat
53 Bhutan 188 km2 2021 up 2.8% falling
54 Slovenia 170.2 km2 2021 down 1.1% flat
55 Georgia 168.7 km2 2021 up 82.6% rising
56 Montenegro 167.5 km2 2021 down 0.2% rising
57 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 146.4 km2 2021 up 0.4% volatile
58 Australia and New Zealand 141 km2 2021 up 134.6% rising
59 New Zealand 130.5 km2 2021 up 128.1% rising
60 Iraq 127 km2 2021 down 62.2% falling
61 Bulgaria 123 km2 2021 down 0.4% rising
62 Romania 121.4 km2 2021 up 15.6% rising
63 Mauritius 83.4 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
64 Lebanon 82.8 km2 2021 up 2.9% flat
65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.3 km2 2021 down 5.6% flat
66 Slovakia 60.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
67 Azerbaijan 42.5 km2 2021 up 28.4% rising
68 Indonesia 29.6 km2 2021 up 43.0% rising
69 Ireland 28.4 km2 2021 up 11.4% rising
70 Japan 26.6 km2 2021 down 6.0% falling
71 Colombia 24.7 km2 2021 up 17.1% falling
72 Poland 21.7 km2 2021 down 4.8% falling
73 Myanmar 20.3 km2 2021 down 75.7% falling
74 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 18.3 km2 2021 unchanged flat
75 Portugal 16 km2 2021 down 10.1% volatile
76 Papua New Guinea 14.9 km2 2021 down 6.3% falling
77 Brazil 11 km2 2021 unchanged flat
78 Australia 10.6 km2 2021 up 253.3% rising
79 Vanuatu 10.2 km2 2021 up 131.8% rising
79 Zimbabwe 10.2 km2 2021 up 920.0% volatile
81 Serbia 9.4 km2 2021 down 12.1% falling
82 North Macedonia 7 km2 2021 down 1.4% rising
83 Mozambique 6.1 km2 2021 down 17.6% rising
84 Armenia 6 km2 2021 up 39.5% rising
85 Nicaragua 5.4 km2 2021 up 5.9% flat
86 Madagascar 5.1 km2 2021 up 82.1% rising
87 Guatemala 2.9 km2 2021 up 3.6% flat
87 Philippines 2.9 km2 2021 up 70.6% rising
89 Liechtenstein 2.8 km2 2021 up 40.0% falling
90 Lesotho 2.1 km2 2021 up 320.0% volatile
91 Guyana 1.9 km2 2021 up 280.0% volatile
92 Croatia 1.7 km2 2021 up 41.7% volatile
93 Malaysia 1.6 km2 2021 down 5.9% falling
94 Cyprus 1.3 km2 2021 down 13.3% volatile
94 Czechia 1.3 km2 2021 up 8.3% rising
96 El Salvador 1.2 km2 2021 unchanged falling
97 Nigeria 0.9 km2 2021 up 350.0% volatile
98 Cameroon 0.8 km2 2021 up 100.0% volatile
98 Thailand 0.8 km2 2021 up 60.0% rising
100 Malawi 0.7 km2 2021 up 600.0% volatile
100 Uganda 0.7 km2 2021 up 40.0% falling
102 Faroe Islands 0.5 km2 2021 unchanged flat
103 Andorra 0.4 km2 2021 unchanged flat
103 Equatorial Guinea 0.4 km2 2021 unchanged falling
103 Solomon Islands 0.4 km2 2021 up 100.0% falling
103 Republic of Korea 0.4 km2 2021 down 50.0% volatile
107 Guinea 0.3 km2 2021 up 200.0% rising
107 Panama 0.3 km2 2021 up 50.0% volatile
107 Ukraine 0.3 km2 2021 up 200.0% rising
107 Zambia 0.3 km2 2021 up 200.0% volatile
111 Costa Rica 0.2 km2 2021 down 60.0% volatile
111 Gabon 0.2 km2 2021 down 33.3% volatile
111 Rwanda 0.2 km2 2021 unchanged volatile
114 Botswana 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
114 Dominican Republic 0.1 km2 2021 down 66.7% volatile
114 Honduras 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged falling
114 Haiti 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
114 Liberia 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
114 Sri Lanka 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
114 New Caledonia 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged volatile
114 Sierra Leone 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
114 South Sudan 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
114 Suriname 0.1 km2 2021 — volatile
114 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1 km2 2021 unchanged flat
125 Burundi 0 km2 2021 — volatile
125 Congo 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% volatile
125 Cuba 0 km2 2021 down 100.0% volatile
125 Montserrat 0 km2 2021 — volatile

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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: Terrestrial barren land — 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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