15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Croplands — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Croplands — Value is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 60.47 % in Italy; the lowest is 0 % in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.8 %, and the mean is 10.12 %.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 466.7%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Korea (down 29.4%).
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 60.47 % | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 2 | Samoa | 57.85 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 51.59 % | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 4 | French Polynesia | 49.45 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 46.45 % | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Portugal | 44.3 % | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 7 | American Samoa | 42.48 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Cook Islands | 39.59 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 36.91 % | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 33.75 % | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 11 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 30.28 % | 2021 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 12 | Christmas Island | 29.64 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Rwanda | 28.4 % | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 26.93 % | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 26.49 % | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 24.33 % | 2021 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 17 | Iraq | 23.19 % | 2021 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.83 % | 2021 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 19 | Tunisia | 21.91 % | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Fiji | 19 % | 2021 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 18.04 % | 2021 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 17.62 % | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 23 | Nigeria | 17.28 % | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 17.18 % | 2021 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 25 | Malawi | 15.48 % | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 26 | Montenegro | 15.15 % | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 15.01 % | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 14.43 % | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 29 | Lesotho | 14.1 % | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 30 | Burundi | 12.88 % | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 31 | Lebanon | 11.89 % | 2021 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 32 | Tonga | 11.71 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 11.51 % | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 11.4 % | 2021 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 35 | Kenya | 10.54 % | 2021 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 36 | Morocco | 9.74 % | 2021 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 37 | Paraguay | 9.61 % | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 38 | Guam | 9.53 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Benin | 9.39 % | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 40 | France | 9.16 % | 2021 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.84 % | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | 8.3 % | 2021 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 43 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.04 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | South Africa | 8.04 % | 2021 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 45 | India | 7.8 % | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 46 | Jordan | 7 % | 2021 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 47 | Barbados | 6.78 % | 2021 | up 86.3% | rising |
| 48 | Algeria | 6.54 % | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 49 | Mozambique | 6.3 % | 2021 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine, State of | 6.15 % | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 51 | Armenia | 5.98 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 52 | China, mainland | 5.51 % | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 53 | Nepal | 5.28 % | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 5.17 % | 2021 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 55 | Afghanistan | 4.98 % | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 56 | Zambia | 4.27 % | 2021 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 57 | Mali | 3.8 % | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 3.8 % | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 59 | Angola | 3.4 % | 2021 | up 137.8% | rising |
| 59 | Myanmar | 3.4 % | 2021 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 61 | Pakistan | 3.22 % | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 62 | Eswatini | 2.95 % | 2021 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 63 | Australia | 2.8 % | 2021 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 63 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.8 % | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 65 | Botswana | 2.68 % | 2021 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 66 | Philippines | 2.6 % | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 67 | Indonesia | 2.18 % | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 68 | Eritrea | 2.16 % | 2021 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 69 | Madagascar | 1.86 % | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 70 | Chad | 1.64 % | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 71 | Togo | 1.47 % | 2021 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 1.42 % | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 73 | Mexico | 1.41 % | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 1.23 % | 2021 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 75 | Ghana | 1.16 % | 2021 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 76 | Yemen | 1.09 % | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 77 | South Sudan | 0.98 % | 2021 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 78 | El Salvador | 0.94 % | 2021 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 79 | Colombia | 0.89 % | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 80 | Guinea | 0.88 % | 2021 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 81 | Libya | 0.87 % | 2021 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 0.81 % | 2021 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 83 | Sudan | 0.79 % | 2021 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 84 | Chile | 0.77 % | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 85 | Republic of Korea | 0.72 % | 2021 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 86 | Central African Republic | 0.68 % | 2021 | up 466.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Japan | 0.58 % | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 88 | Congo | 0.56 % | 2021 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 89 | Bhutan | 0.55 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Peru | 0.52 % | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 0.46 % | 2021 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 92 | Honduras | 0.39 % | 2021 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 93 | Senegal | 0.38 % | 2021 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.36 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 0.33 % | 2021 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 96 | Haiti | 0.29 % | 2021 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 97 | Ecuador | 0.26 % | 2021 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 98 | Cambodia | 0.18 % | 2021 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 99 | Jamaica | 0.15 % | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 0.13 % | 2021 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 101 | Namibia | 0.06 % | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 0.05 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Martinique | 0.04 % | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 0.03 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Oman | 0.03 % | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.02 % | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 106 | Malaysia | 0.02 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Somalia | 0.02 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Guyana | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Niger | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | New Zealand | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Montserrat | 0 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe 49.95 %
- United Republic of Tanzania 14.15 %
- Central Asia 13.21 %
- Syrian Arab Republic 12.93 %
- Northern America and Europe 12.78 %
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 8.25 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9.15 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5.97 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 9.1 %
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 4 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 7.83 %
- Wallis and Futuna Islands 3.97 %
- Western Asia 7.61 %
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3.63 %
- World 6.72 %
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.79 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 6.46 %
- Viet Nam 2.08 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 5.62 %
- Timor-Leste 1.2 %
- Northern Africa 5.4 %
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.05 %
- Eastern Asia 5.34 %
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 0.82 %
- Southern Asia 5.04 %
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.5 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 3.59 %
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.17 %
- South-Eastern Asia 2.32 %
- Oceania 1.53 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 1 %
- Côte d'Ivoire 0.41 %
- Northern America 0.2 %
- United States of America 0.2 %
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