social2021
Mountain Green Cover Index - Total - Mountain Green Cover Index (MGCI)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
83.8%
Median: 94.9%
Countries Covered
183
with available data
Highest
Guam
100.0%
Lowest
Western Sahara
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Guam100.0%
2French Guiana100.0%
3Suriname100.0%
4Brunei Darussalam99.9%
5Cook Islands99.9%
By Region
Oceania96.3%(2 countries)
North America92.6%(3 countries)
Europe89.1%(25 countries)
South America86.1%(6 countries)
Other84.8%(116 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 83.8%)
Oceania (2)
North America (3)
Europe (25)
South America (6)
Other (116)
Africa (9)
Asia (22)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guam | 100.0% |
| 2 | French Guiana | 100.0% |
| 3 | Suriname | 100.0% |
| 4 | Brunei Darussalam | 99.9% |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 99.9% |
| 6 | Samoa | 99.9% |
| 7 | Isle of Man | 99.8% |
| 8 | Guyana | 99.8% |
| 9 | Senegal | 99.8% |
| 10 | Fiji | 99.7% |
| 11 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 99.7% |
| 12 | South Sudan | 99.7% |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 99.7% |
| 14 | Brazil | 99.4% |
| 15 | Cambodia | 99.4% |
| 16 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 99.3% |
| 17 | Solomon Islands | 99.3% |
| 18 | Gabon | 99.2% |
| 19 | Belize | 99.2% |
| 20 | Liberia | 99.2% |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 99.1% |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 99.1% |
| 23 | Madagascar | 99.0% |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 99.0% |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 98.9% |
| 26 | Guinea | 98.8% |
| 27 | American Samoa | 98.8% |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 98.8% |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.6% |
| 30 | Panama | 98.6% |
| 31 | Republic of the Congo | 98.6% |
| 32 | Mozambique | 98.4% |
| 33 | Myanmar | 98.4% |
| 34 | Nigeria | 98.2% |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 98.2% |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 98.1% |
| 37 | Zambia | 98.0% |
| 38 | Benin | 98.0% |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 98.0% |
| 40 | Australia | 98.0% |
| 41 | Lesotho | 98.0% |
| 42 | Venezuela | 98.0% |
| 43 | Malaysia | 97.9% |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 97.9% |
| 45 | New Caledonia | 97.9% |
| 46 | Paraguay | 97.8% |
| 47 | Philippines | 97.7% |
| 48 | North Korea | 97.7% |
| 49 | Northern Mariana Islands | 97.7% |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 97.7% |
| 51 | Guadeloupe | 97.6% |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 97.6% |
| 53 | Cuba | 97.6% |
| 54 | Indonesia | 97.5% |
| 55 | Thailand | 97.3% |
| 56 | Serbia | 97.2% |
| 57 | Hungary | 97.1% |
| 58 | Togo | 97.1% |
| 59 | United Republic of Tanzania | 97.0% |
| 60 | Comoros | 96.9% |
| 61 | Saint Lucia | 96.7% |
| 62 | Vietnam | 96.7% |
| 63 | Grenada | 96.7% |
| 64 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 96.6% |
| 65 | Croatia | 96.5% |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 96.5% |
| 67 | Cameroon | 96.4% |
| 68 | Ghana | 96.4% |
| 69 | Mexico | 96.4% |
| 70 | Angola | 96.4% |
| 71 | Romania | 96.3% |
| 72 | Colombia | 96.3% |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 96.3% |
| 74 | French Polynesia | 96.3% |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 96.1% |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 96.1% |
| 77 | Cape Verde | 96.0% |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 96.0% |
| 79 | Slovenia | 95.9% |
| 80 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 95.8% |
| 81 | Slovakia | 95.6% |
| 82 | Cyprus | 95.6% |
| 83 | Haiti | 95.6% |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 95.4% |
| 85 | Honduras | 95.3% |
| 86 | Spain | 95.2% |
| 87 | Czech Republic | 95.2% |
| 88 | Hong Kong | 95.2% |
| 89 | Martinique | 95.1% |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 95.1% |
| 91 | Iraq | 95.1% |
| 92 | Portugal | 94.9% |
| 93 | Timor-Leste | 94.9% |
| 94 | Botswana | 94.7% |
| 95 | New Zealand | 94.7% |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 94.5% |
| 97 | Uganda | 94.5% |
| 98 | Uruguay | 94.4% |
| 99 | Belgium | 94.3% |
| 100 | Kenya | 94.0% |
| 101 | Armenia | 94.0% |
| 102 | Greece | 94.0% |
| 103 | Ecuador | 93.8% |
| 104 | Bhutan | 93.7% |
| 105 | Eswatini | 93.2% |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 93.0% |
| 107 | Georgia | 93.0% |
| 108 | Poland | 93.0% |
| 109 | Ukraine | 92.8% |
| 110 | Mali | 92.4% |
| 111 | Moldova, Republic of | 92.0% |
| 112 | Mayotte | 91.1% |
| 113 | South Korea | 91.0% |
| 114 | India | 90.9% |
| 115 | United Kingdom | 90.8% |
| 116 | United States of America | 90.7% |
| 117 | Guatemala | 90.6% |
| 118 | Ireland | 90.6% |
| 119 | Malawi | 90.3% |
| 120 | Faroe Islands | 90.2% |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 90.0% |
| 122 | Burundi | 89.7% |
| 123 | South Africa | 89.6% |
| 124 | France | 89.5% |
| 125 | Andorra | 89.2% |
| 126 | Japan | 89.1% |
| 127 | Virgin Islands, British | 88.8% |
| 128 | Jamaica | 88.6% |
| 129 | Montenegro | 88.2% |
| 130 | Italy | 87.9% |
| 131 | Sri Lanka | 87.3% |
| 132 | El Salvador | 87.0% |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 86.9% |
| 134 | Peru | 86.1% |
| 135 | Austria | 85.1% |
| 136 | Nepal | 83.1% |
| 137 | Montserrat | 82.7% |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 82.5% |
| 139 | Bolivia | 82.3% |
| 140 | San Marino | 82.2% |
| 141 | Rwanda | 81.2% |
| 142 | Lebanon | 81.1% |
| 143 | Mauritius | 80.5% |
| 144 | Mongolia | 80.3% |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 80.3% |
| 146 | Liechtenstein | 79.4% |
| 147 | Sweden | 78.1% |
| 148 | Tunisia | 74.6% |
| 149 | Finland | 73.9% |
| 150 | Barbados | 72.0% |
| 151 | Switzerland | 71.7% |
| 152 | Somalia | 70.9% |
| 153 | People's Republic of China | 70.7% |
| 154 | State of Palestine | 67.2% |
| 155 | Eritrea | 63.0% |
| 156 | Syrian Arab Republic | 57.6% |
| 157 | Morocco | 56.3% |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 55.4% |
| 159 | Namibia | 55.1% |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 49.9% |
| 161 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 48.0% |
| 162 | Chile | 46.7% |
| 163 | Yemen | 44.9% |
| 164 | Pakistan | 43.7% |
| 165 | Djibouti | 40.7% |
| 166 | Saint Helena | 39.9% |
| 167 | Algeria | 39.3% |
| 168 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 37.3% |
| 169 | Reunion | 35.7% |
| 170 | Wallis and Futuna | 35.3% |
| 171 | Iceland | 34.9% |
| 172 | Sudan | 34.0% |
| 173 | Tonga | 33.7% |
| 174 | Jordan | 26.5% |
| 175 | Chad | 19.0% |
| 176 | Oman | 14.6% |
| 177 | Mauritania | 12.3% |
| 178 | Saudi Arabia | 10.2% |
| 179 | Libya | 10.1% |
| 180 | Niger | 6.1% |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 1.4% |
| 182 | Egypt | 0.1% |
| 183 | Western Sahara | 0.1% |
Showing 183 of 183 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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