15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value is currently reported for 43 countries. The highest value is 61.28 % in Ireland; the lowest is 0 % in Costa Rica.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.14 %, and the mean is 4.38 %.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 2,766.7%), and the largest decrease in Costa Rica (down 100.0%).
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 61.28 % | 2021 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 41.81 % | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 3 | New Zealand | 36.68 % | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand | 28.24 % | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Iceland | 3.29 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 2.9 % | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 2.9 % | 2021 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 2.34 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | South Africa | 1.72 % | 2021 | up 2,766.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 1.55 % | 2021 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 11 | China, mainland | 1.22 % | 2021 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 0.82 % | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Australia | 0.53 % | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 14 | Azerbaijan | 0.34 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Nepal | 0.31 % | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 0.3 % | 2021 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 17 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.28 % | 2021 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 18 | India | 0.21 % | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 18 | Faroe Islands | 0.21 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Peru | 0.18 % | 2021 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 21 | Kazakhstan | 0.17 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.14 % | 2021 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 23 | Bhutan | 0.11 % | 2021 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 24 | Myanmar | 0.08 % | 2021 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 0.07 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Pakistan | 0.07 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Mongolia | 0.05 % | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 27 | Andorra | 0.05 % | 2021 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 0.05 % | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 30 | Indonesia | 0.04 % | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 0.04 % | 2021 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 32 | Georgia | 0.03 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | France | 0.03 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Ecuador | 0.02 % | 2021 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 34 | Mexico | 0.02 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 0.01 % | 2021 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 36 | Colombia | 0.01 % | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Kenya | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Uganda | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 0 % | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 28.24 %
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.61 %
- Europe 1.57 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.19 %
- United States of America 1.52 %
- United Republic of Tanzania 0.18 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 1.45 %
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.04 %
- Northern America and Europe 1.43 %
- World 1.39 %
- Eastern Asia 1.21 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 1.21 %
- Northern America 1.08 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.32 %
- Central Asia 0.27 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 0.23 %
- Southern Asia 0.18 %
- South-Eastern Asia 0.07 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.07 %
- Western Asia 0.05 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 0.05 %
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