15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value by country
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What the numbers show
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land Cover: Inland water bodies — Value is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 66.31 % in Tonga; the lowest is 0 % in Russian Federation.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.24 %, and the mean is 1.45 %.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Martinique (up 900.0%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 66.7%).
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 66.31 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 62.18 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Montserrat | 10.52 % | 2021 | up 331.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.49 % | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 3 | Rwanda | 5.32 % | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.55 % | 2021 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 4 | Malawi | 4.37 % | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.92 % | 2021 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 5 | Burundi | 3.03 % | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 5 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.67 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | French Polynesia | 2.51 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 0.61 % | 2021 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mauritius | 2.44 % | 2021 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 7 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.58 % | 2021 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 8 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.32 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0.55 % | 2021 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.09 % | 2021 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.5 % | 2021 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 10 | Uganda | 1.95 % | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 11 | Tajikistan | 1.86 % | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.25 % | 2021 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 12 | Armenia | 1.71 % | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 12 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.22 % | 2021 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.22 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Réunion | 1.21 % | 2021 | up 303.3% | volatile |
| 14 | American Samoa | 1.19 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 0.16 % | 2021 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 1.09 % | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 1.01 % | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 16 | Kenya | 1.01 % | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 1 % | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 0.94 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 0.84 % | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 0.84 % | 2021 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.03 % | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 22 | India | 0.8 % | 2021 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 23 | Mozambique | 0.76 % | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 23 | China, mainland | 0.76 % | 2021 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 0.75 % | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 0.68 % | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 27 | Iraq | 0.65 % | 2021 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 28 | Botswana | 0.63 % | 2021 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 28 | Mayotte | 0.63 % | 2021 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 30 | Lesotho | 0.6 % | 2021 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 0.6 % | 2021 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 32 | Japan | 0.58 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Malaysia | 0.53 % | 2021 | up 178.9% | rising |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0.51 % | 2021 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0.51 % | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 36 | France | 0.47 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Montenegro | 0.46 % | 2021 | unchanged | falling |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 0.44 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 0.43 % | 2021 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 40 | Republic of Korea | 0.39 % | 2021 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 41 | Nepal | 0.37 % | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 41 | South Africa | 0.37 % | 2021 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 43 | Bhutan | 0.36 % | 2021 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 44 | Guatemala | 0.34 % | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 45 | Mongolia | 0.33 % | 2021 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 46 | Angola | 0.32 % | 2021 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.31 % | 2021 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 0.31 % | 2021 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 49 | Gabon | 0.3 % | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 50 | Madagascar | 0.29 % | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 0.29 % | 2021 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 52 | Ecuador | 0.28 % | 2021 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 53 | Afghanistan | 0.27 % | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 0.27 % | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | 0.27 % | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 0.26 % | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 56 | New Caledonia | 0.26 % | 2021 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 0.26 % | 2021 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 59 | Cuba | 0.24 % | 2021 | up 26.3% | flat |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 0.24 % | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.24 % | 2021 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 59 | Myanmar | 0.24 % | 2021 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 0.24 % | 2021 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 64 | Albania | 0.23 % | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.23 % | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 64 | Pakistan | 0.23 % | 2021 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 0.22 % | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 68 | Honduras | 0.21 % | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 68 | Lebanon | 0.21 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Congo | 0.2 % | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 70 | Mexico | 0.2 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 0.19 % | 2021 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 73 | Nigeria | 0.18 % | 2021 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 73 | Eswatini | 0.18 % | 2021 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 73 | Thailand | 0.18 % | 2021 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 0.18 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Cyprus | 0.17 % | 2021 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 77 | Guinea | 0.17 % | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 79 | Cameroon | 0.16 % | 2021 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 80 | Fiji | 0.15 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Brazil | 0.14 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 0.14 % | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 81 | Chad | 0.14 % | 2021 | down 39.1% | rising |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 0.13 % | 2021 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 85 | Grenada | 0.12 % | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 85 | Guyana | 0.12 % | 2021 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 85 | Namibia | 0.12 % | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 85 | Samoa | 0.12 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Australia | 0.11 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Morocco | 0.11 % | 2021 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 89 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.11 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1 % | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 92 | Martinique | 0.1 % | 2021 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.1 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | New Zealand | 0.09 % | 2021 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 0.08 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Cambodia | 0.08 % | 2021 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | 0.08 % | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 0.08 % | 2021 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 96 | Tunisia | 0.08 % | 2021 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 101 | Comoros | 0.07 % | 2021 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Liberia | 0.07 % | 2021 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 103 | Djibouti | 0.05 % | 2021 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 103 | Algeria | 0.05 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 0.05 % | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 0.05 % | 2021 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 107 | Egypt | 0.04 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Libya | 0.04 % | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 107 | Mauritania | 0.04 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Paraguay | 0.04 % | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 107 | South Sudan | 0.04 % | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 107 | Guadeloupe | 0.04 % | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 113 | Bangladesh | 0.03 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Oman | 0.03 % | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 113 | Sudan | 0.03 % | 2021 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 113 | Senegal | 0.03 % | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 113 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.03 % | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 118 | Eritrea | 0.02 % | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Haiti | 0.02 % | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 118 | Mali | 0.02 % | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Jamaica | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Togo | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Uruguay | 0.01 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Yemen | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 121 | French Guiana | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.01 % | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 0 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Palestine, State of | 0 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Russian Federation | 0 % | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Asia 1.07 %
- Eastern Asia 0.75 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.73 %
- Europe 0.67 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.67 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.65 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 0.55 %
- Northern America and Europe 0.54 %
- Northern America 0.5 %
- United States of America 0.5 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.26 %
- World 0.47 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 0.45 %
- South-Eastern Asia 0.41 %
- Southern Asia 0.4 %
- Western Asia 0.36 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 0.3 %
- Oceania 0.25 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 0.24 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 0.2 %
- Northern Africa 0.06 %
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