environmental2021
Degraded mountain land
Compare degraded mountain land across 185 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2021 UN SDG Global Database slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3.8%
Median: 2.9%
Countries Covered
185
with available data
Highest
Ireland
23.3%
Lowest
Christmas Island
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Ireland23.3%
2Paraguay15.0%
3Uganda13.5%
4Spain12.4%
5Rwanda12.3%
By Region
Key Findings
- •185 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 2021 observation in the selected slice.
- •Ireland has the highest published value (23.3 %).
- •Christmas Island has the lowest published value (0 %).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (23.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3.8%)
About This Statistic
Proportion of total mountain land classified as degraded under the official mountain ecosystem degradation methodology.
MapTheory retains one fixed year, unit and explicit dimension slice. Only finite ISO-mapped observations are included; aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies and conflicting duplicates are excluded. No values are estimated or imputed by MapTheory.
Methodology
Proportion of total mountain land classified as degraded under the official mountain ecosystem degradation methodology.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 23.3% |
| 2 | Paraguay | 15.0% |
| 3 | Uganda | 13.5% |
| 4 | Spain | 12.4% |
| 5 | Rwanda | 12.3% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 12.1% |
| 7 | Mozambique | 11.9% |
| 8 | South Africa | 11.0% |
| 9 | Malawi | 10.7% |
| 10 | Albania | 10.7% |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 10.6% |
| 12 | Barbados | 10.6% |
| 13 | State of Palestine | 10.5% |
| 14 | Iraq | 10.5% |
| 15 | Djibouti | 10.2% |
| 16 | Nigeria | 9.3% |
| 17 | Lebanon | 9.2% |
| 18 | Burundi | 8.3% |
| 19 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 8.2% |
| 20 | San Marino | 8.1% |
| 21 | Guinea | 7.9% |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 7.6% |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 7.6% |
| 24 | Finland | 7.5% |
| 25 | Vietnam | 6.8% |
| 26 | Isle of Man | 6.8% |
| 27 | Montserrat | 6.7% |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.6% |
| 29 | Angola | 6.6% |
| 30 | Benin | 6.5% |
| 31 | Eswatini | 6.4% |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 6.4% |
| 33 | Tunisia | 6.3% |
| 34 | Zambia | 6.3% |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.2% |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 6.1% |
| 37 | Guatemala | 6.1% |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 6.1% |
| 39 | Liechtenstein | 6.0% |
| 40 | Mali | 6.0% |
| 41 | Italy | 5.9% |
| 42 | Kenya | 5.9% |
| 43 | Jordan | 5.8% |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 5.8% |
| 45 | El Salvador | 5.6% |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.5% |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 5.5% |
| 48 | Nepal | 5.4% |
| 49 | Armenia | 5.4% |
| 50 | Montenegro | 5.3% |
| 51 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.3% |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 5.0% |
| 53 | Thailand | 5.0% |
| 54 | Australia | 4.8% |
| 55 | Cameroon | 4.7% |
| 56 | Togo | 4.7% |
| 57 | Brazil | 4.7% |
| 58 | Myanmar | 4.6% |
| 59 | India | 4.5% |
| 60 | Honduras | 4.4% |
| 61 | Portugal | 4.3% |
| 62 | Republic of the Congo | 4.2% |
| 63 | Uruguay | 4.1% |
| 64 | Colombia | 4.0% |
| 65 | Ghana | 4.0% |
| 66 | Eritrea | 3.9% |
| 67 | South Korea | 3.9% |
| 68 | Somalia | 3.9% |
| 69 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.9% |
| 70 | Algeria | 3.9% |
| 71 | Greece | 3.8% |
| 72 | North Korea | 3.8% |
| 73 | Timor-Leste | 3.8% |
| 74 | Poland | 3.7% |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 3.7% |
| 76 | Bolivia | 3.7% |
| 77 | Ecuador | 3.6% |
| 78 | United States of America | 3.6% |
| 79 | Botswana | 3.6% |
| 80 | Cyprus | 3.5% |
| 81 | Switzerland | 3.5% |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 3.5% |
| 83 | Austria | 3.4% |
| 84 | Niger | 3.3% |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 3.2% |
| 86 | Mauritania | 3.2% |
| 87 | Central African Republic | 3.0% |
| 88 | People's Republic of China | 3.0% |
| 89 | Morocco | 3.0% |
| 90 | Philippines | 3.0% |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2.9% |
| 92 | Namibia | 2.9% |
| 93 | New Zealand | 2.9% |
| 94 | Romania | 2.9% |
| 95 | Mayotte | 2.8% |
| 96 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.8% |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.8% |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 2.8% |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 2.7% |
| 100 | Ukraine | 2.7% |
| 101 | Georgia | 2.6% |
| 102 | Russian Federation | 2.5% |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5% |
| 104 | South Sudan | 2.5% |
| 105 | Jamaica | 2.4% |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.4% |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 2.3% |
| 108 | Chile | 2.3% |
| 109 | Croatia | 2.3% |
| 110 | Indonesia | 2.3% |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 2.3% |
| 112 | Yemen | 2.3% |
| 113 | Fiji | 2.2% |
| 114 | Comoros | 2.2% |
| 115 | Japan | 2.2% |
| 116 | Lesotho | 2.2% |
| 117 | Mexico | 2.2% |
| 118 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.2% |
| 119 | Panama | 2.2% |
| 120 | Haiti | 2.1% |
| 121 | Madagascar | 2.1% |
| 122 | Pakistan | 2.1% |
| 123 | Afghanistan | 2.1% |
| 124 | Bhutan | 2.1% |
| 125 | Liberia | 2.0% |
| 126 | Oman | 2.0% |
| 127 | Puerto Rico | 2.0% |
| 128 | United Arab Emirates | 2.0% |
| 129 | Iceland | 1.9% |
| 130 | Cambodia | 1.8% |
| 131 | Peru | 1.8% |
| 132 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8% |
| 133 | Serbia | 1.8% |
| 134 | Slovakia | 1.8% |
| 135 | Venezuela | 1.8% |
| 136 | Malaysia | 1.7% |
| 137 | Martinique | 1.7% |
| 138 | Libya | 1.6% |
| 139 | Slovenia | 1.6% |
| 140 | Sudan | 1.5% |
| 141 | Senegal | 1.4% |
| 142 | France | 1.3% |
| 143 | Hong Kong | 1.3% |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.2% |
| 145 | Andorra | 1.1% |
| 146 | Chad | 1.0% |
| 147 | Mongolia | 1.0% |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 1.0% |
| 149 | Virgin Islands, British | 1.0% |
| 150 | Cuba | 0.9% |
| 151 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9% |
| 152 | Reunion | 0.9% |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 0.9% |
| 154 | Grenada | 0.8% |
| 155 | Belize | 0.8% |
| 156 | Gabon | 0.7% |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 0.7% |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 0.6% |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6% |
| 160 | Saint Helena | 0.5% |
| 161 | Czech Republic | 0.5% |
| 162 | Faroe Islands | 0.5% |
| 163 | Vanuatu | 0.5% |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 0.4% |
| 165 | Guyana | 0.4% |
| 166 | Hungary | 0.4% |
| 167 | Sweden | 0.4% |
| 168 | Mauritius | 0.2% |
| 169 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.1% |
| 170 | French Guiana | 0.1% |
| 171 | Egypt | 0.1% |
| 172 | Belgium | 0.1% |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1% |
| 174 | Christmas Island | 0.0% |
| 175 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 177 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 178 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% |
| 179 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 180 | Western Sahara | 0.0% |
| 181 | Suriname | 0.0% |
| 182 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 183 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 184 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 185 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
Showing 185 of 185 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2021).
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