Mountain green cover area in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Mountain green cover area was 0.4 kmsq in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mountain green cover area in Western Sahara, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mountain green cover area in Western Sahara is 0.4 kmsq, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover area in Western Sahara peaked at 0.4 kmsq in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3 kmsq, in 2000.
Western Sahara ranks 148th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.35 kmsq | 0.3 kmsq | 0.4 kmsq | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4 kmsq | 0.4 kmsq | 0.4 kmsq | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4 kmsq | 0.4 kmsq | 0.4 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 145 Luxembourg 1 kmsq compare
- 146 Suriname 0.8 kmsq compare
- 147 Senegal 0.6 kmsq compare
- 149 Brunei Darussalam 0.2 kmsq compare
- 150 British Virgin Islands 0.1 kmsq compare
- 151 American Samoa 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Christmas Island 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Faroe Islands 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Fiji, Republic of 0 kmsq compare
- 151 French Guiana 0 kmsq compare
- 151 French Polynesia 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Guam 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Isle of Man 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Mauritius 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Réunion 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Samoa 0 kmsq compare
- 151 Tonga 0 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Western Sahara
- Red List Index 0.8607 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22,512 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 0 tonnes (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 0 tonnes (2024)
- Change in maximum river flow -89.8% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -88.4% (2024)
- River flow maximum 33.9 m3 per sec (2024)
- River flow minimum 0.5998 m3 per sec (2024)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 5.3% (2024)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 3.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover area in Western Sahara?
- Mountain green cover area in Western Sahara was 0.4 kmsq in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mountain green cover area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 kmsq in 2005.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover area recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for mountain green cover area?
- Western Sahara ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover area rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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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