15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial barren land — Value is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 99.26 % in Chad; the lowest is 0 % in Cameroon.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.345 %, and the mean is 8.68 %.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Myanmar (down 78.8%).
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad | 99.26 % | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Egypt | 98.85 % | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Réunion | 61.14 % | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 4 | Jordan | 57.02 % | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 56.06 % | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Namibia | 54.69 % | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | Chile | 32.36 % | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 27.4 % | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Pakistan | 22.64 % | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 19.76 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 18.38 % | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | China, mainland | 16.86 % | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Mongolia | 15.02 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Oman | 13.28 % | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 15 | Morocco | 10.53 % | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Yemen | 10.49 % | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 10.32 % | 2021 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Iceland | 9.67 % | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 19 | India | 6.21 % | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 19 | Cabo Verde | 0 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | South Africa | 5.4 % | 2021 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.26 % | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 22 | Algeria | 3.54 % | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 2.1 % | 2021 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 2.07 % | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 25 | Lebanon | 1.89 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Montenegro | 1.77 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Albania | 1.66 % | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 1.52 % | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | France | 1.46 % | 2021 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 30 | Italy | 1.42 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 31 | Austria | 1.24 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Nepal | 1.05 % | 2021 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 33 | Ireland | 1.04 % | 2021 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 1.02 % | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 35 | Spain | 0.84 % | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 0.71 % | 2021 | up 44.9% | falling |
| 37 | Greece | 0.64 % | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 0.6 % | 2021 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.47 % | 2021 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 0.22 % | 2021 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 41 | Bhutan | 0.18 % | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.17 % | 2021 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 0.17 % | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 0.15 % | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 0.14 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 46 | Iraq | 0.11 % | 2021 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 47 | Eritrea | 0.1 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 0.08 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Portugal | 0.08 % | 2021 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Georgia | 0.07 % | 2021 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 50 | Myanmar | 0.07 % | 2021 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 52 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.06 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | New Zealand | 0.06 % | 2021 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 0.05 % | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 54 | Mozambique | 0.05 % | 2021 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Andorra | 0.04 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 0.04 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Libya | 0.03 % | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.03 % | 2021 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 60 | Poland | 0.02 % | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 60 | Serbia | 0.02 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 60 | Armenia | 0.02 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 0.02 % | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 64 | Czechia | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Lesotho | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Mexico | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Australia | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Japan | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Cyprus | 0 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Cameroon | 0 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Syrian Arab Republic 25.49 %
- Eastern Asia 15.3 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 15.09 %
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.77 %
- Southern Asia 14.84 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12.23 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 12.1 %
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.02 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 11.86 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 10.94 %
- Northern Africa 8.01 %
- World 6.55 %
- Central Asia 6.23 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5.7 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 4.42 %
- Western Asia 3.52 %
- United States of America 0.68 %
- Northern America 0.55 %
- Northern America and Europe 0.41 %
- Europe 0.29 %
- South-Eastern Asia 0.03 %
- Oceania 0.03 %
About this data
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