Mountain green cover area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Mountain green cover area was 84,655 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mountain green cover area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, mountain green cover area in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 84,655. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 84,655 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43,554, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th of 21 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Mountain green cover area in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43,554 | — |
| 2005 | 56,268 | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 63,903 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 73,148 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 79,586 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 84,655 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49,911 | 43,554 | 56,268 | 2 |
| 2010s | 72,212 | 63,903 | 79,586 | 3 |
| 2020s | 84,655 | 84,655 | 84,655 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,042 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 452 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 580 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Mountain green cover area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 84,655 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 84,655 in 2021.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,554 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for mountain green cover area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 6th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mountain green cover area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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