Mountain green cover area (square kilometres) by country
Countries reporting
178
Highest
139,978 kmsq
China
Lowest
0.1 kmsq
British Virgin Islands
Median
674.35 kmsq
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,308
What the numbers show
Mountain green cover area (square kilometres) is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 139,978 kmsq in China; the lowest is 0.1 kmsq in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 674.35 kmsq, and the mean is 3,195 kmsq.
Over the past decade 169 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 5,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 6.8%).
Mountain green cover area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 139,978 kmsq | 2021 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 77,047 kmsq | 2021 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mexico | 28,088 kmsq | 2021 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 18,448 kmsq | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 16,526 kmsq | 2021 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 6 | India | 15,936 kmsq | 2021 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 7 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14,601 kmsq | 2021 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 12,345 kmsq | 2021 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 12,345 kmsq | 2021 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 11,615 kmsq | 2021 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 11 | Colombia | 10,164 kmsq | 2021 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 8,219 kmsq | 2021 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 8,037 kmsq | 2021 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 14 | Nepal | 7,590 kmsq | 2021 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 6,551 kmsq | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 5,546 kmsq | 2021 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 4,659 kmsq | 2021 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 4,580 kmsq | 2021 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 19 | Pakistan | 4,529 kmsq | 2021 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 20 | Myanmar | 4,407 kmsq | 2021 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,254 kmsq | 2021 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 4,090 kmsq | 2021 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 3,944 kmsq | 2021 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 24 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,885 kmsq | 2021 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 25 | Vietnam | 3,844 kmsq | 2021 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 25 | Viet Nam | 3,844 kmsq | 2021 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 3,709 kmsq | 2021 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 3,620 kmsq | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 29 | Honduras | 3,441 kmsq | 2021 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 30 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3,328 kmsq | 2021 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 31 | Cameroon | 3,302 kmsq | 2021 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 3,242 kmsq | 2021 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 33 | Georgia | 3,132 kmsq | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 34 | France | 3,121 kmsq | 2021 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,102 kmsq | 2021 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 3,102 kmsq | 2021 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 2,931 kmsq | 2021 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 2,861 kmsq | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 39 | South Korea | 2,782 kmsq | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 2,782 kmsq | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 2,602 kmsq | 2021 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 42 | Austria | 2,580 kmsq | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 2,578 kmsq | 2021 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 44 | Spain | 2,559 kmsq | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 2,433 kmsq | 2021 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 46 | Malawi | 2,413 kmsq | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,382 kmsq | 2021 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 48 | Rwanda | 2,284 kmsq | 2021 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 49 | Philippines | 2,194 kmsq | 2021 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 50 | Laos | 2,159 kmsq | 2021 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,159 kmsq | 2021 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 2,139 kmsq | 2021 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 2,127 kmsq | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 54 | Afghanistan | 2,124 kmsq | 2021 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 2,095 kmsq | 2021 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 56 | Switzerland | 2,025 kmsq | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 1,941 kmsq | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 58 | Uganda | 1,787 kmsq | 2021 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 59 | Madagascar | 1,630 kmsq | 2021 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 60 | Ukraine | 1,604 kmsq | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 1,559 kmsq | 2021 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 62 | Syria | 1,531 kmsq | 2021 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 62 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,531 kmsq | 2021 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 64 | Lebanon | 1,484 kmsq | 2021 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 65 | Malaysia | 1,476 kmsq | 2021 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 1,442 kmsq | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 1,382 kmsq | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 68 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,289 kmsq | 2021 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 69 | Armenia | 1,262 kmsq | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 70 | Papua New Guinea | 1,221 kmsq | 2021 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 71 | Mozambique | 1,208 kmsq | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 72 | Jordan | 1,196 kmsq | 2021 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 1,166 kmsq | 2021 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 74 | Iraq | 1,160 kmsq | 2021 | up 158.8% | rising |
| 75 | Nigeria | 1,085 kmsq | 2021 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 76 | Angola | 1,084 kmsq | 2021 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 77 | Yemen | 1,081 kmsq | 2021 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 78 | Burundi | 1,079 kmsq | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 79 | Mongolia | 1,027 kmsq | 2021 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 80 | Slovakia | 967.9 kmsq | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 81 | Bhutan | 940.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 82 | Tunisia | 919.9 kmsq | 2021 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 83 | Czechia | 903.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 84 | Greece | 901.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 85 | Poland | 892.5 kmsq | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 86 | State of Palestine | 867.5 kmsq | 2021 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 87 | Eswatini | 845.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 88 | Oman | 759.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 695.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 90 | Serbia | 653.4 kmsq | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 630.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 92 | Zambia | 618.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 93 | Haiti | 611 kmsq | 2021 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 94 | Namibia | 596.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 95 | Jamaica | 563.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 96 | Guinea | 558.9 kmsq | 2021 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 97 | Portugal | 496.9 kmsq | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 98 | Lesotho | 481.7 kmsq | 2021 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | 459.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 100 | East Timor | 456.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 456.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 102 | Libya | 348.7 kmsq | 2021 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 344 kmsq | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 104 | Panama | 312.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 272.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 106 | Slovenia | 269.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 220.5 kmsq | 2021 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 107 | Côte d'Ivoire | 220.5 kmsq | 2021 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 109 | Croatia | 205.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 110 | Botswana | 202.9 kmsq | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 111 | Ghana | 189.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 112 | Sudan | 188.9 kmsq | 2021 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 113 | Cuba | 183.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 114 | Eritrea | 171.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 115 | Turkmenistan | 170.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 168.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 116 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 168.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 118 | New Caledonia | 158.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 119 | Albania | 133.4 kmsq | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 120 | Togo | 127.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 121 | Sweden | 120 kmsq | 2021 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 122 | Somalia | 111.5 kmsq | 2021 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 123 | Congo | 107 kmsq | 2021 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 124 | South Sudan | 96.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 125 | Montenegro | 95.4 kmsq | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 126 | Egypt | 92.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 127 | Cyprus | 90.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 128 | Chad | 89.4 kmsq | 2021 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 129 | Hungary | 84.5 kmsq | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 130 | Cambodia | 79 kmsq | 2021 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 75.9 kmsq | 2021 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 57.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 133 | Central African Republic | 57.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 134 | Mali | 57.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 135 | Paraguay | 55.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 51.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 251.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Andorra | 48.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 138 | Belgium | 44.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 139 | Gabon | 42.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 140 | Liberia | 39.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 142 | Comoros | 27.5 kmsq | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 143 | Djibouti | 26.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 144 | Liechtenstein | 21.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 145 | Guyana | 18.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 146 | Belize | 17.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 16.5 kmsq | 2021 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 148 | Benin | 12.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 149 | Iceland | 10.9 kmsq | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 150 | Uruguay | 10.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 151 | Burkina Faso | 8.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 151 | Martinique | 8.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 153 | Guadeloupe | 7.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 154 | Saint Helena | 6.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 155 | Finland | 5.3 kmsq | 2021 | up 5,200.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Moldova | 5.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 156 | Republic of Moldova | 5.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 159 | Bangladesh | 4.4 kmsq | 2021 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 159 | Niger | 4.4 kmsq | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 161 | San Marino | 4.3 kmsq | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Mayotte | 3.9 kmsq | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 163 | Saint Lucia | 3.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritania | 2.7 kmsq | 2021 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 165 | Grenada | 2.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 166 | Ireland | 2.1 kmsq | 2021 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 166 | Montserrat | 2.1 kmsq | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 kmsq | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 170 | Barbados | 1.6 kmsq | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Luxembourg | 1 kmsq | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Suriname | 0.8 kmsq | 2021 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Senegal | 0.6 kmsq | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Western Sahara | 0.4 kmsq | 2021 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Brunei | 0.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.2 kmsq | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2 kmsq | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 178 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1 kmsq | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 569,431 kmsq
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 193,468 kmsq
- Eastern Asia 163,530 kmsq
- Europe and Northern America 133,830 kmsq
- Northern America 93,888 kmsq
- Latin America and the Caribbean 84,655 kmsq
- United States of America 77,047 kmsq
- Central and Southern Asia 57,482 kmsq
- Sub-Saharan Africa 56,972 kmsq
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 52,377 kmsq
- Southern Asia 46,892 kmsq
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 46,532 kmsq
- Europe 39,942 kmsq
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 35,024 kmsq
- South-Eastern Asia 29,939 kmsq
- Western Asia 24,685 kmsq
- Central Asia 10,591 kmsq
- Northern Africa 10,339 kmsq
- Oceania 7,999 kmsq
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4,435 kmsq
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 1,448 kmsq
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5.2 kmsq