Mountain Green Cover Index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mountain Green Cover Index was 98.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Mountain Green Cover Index in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 98.9% for mountain green cover index in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 99.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2021.
That places Equatorial Guinea 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2005 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 98.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 98.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 23 Sierra Leone 99.1% compare
- 24 Madagascar 99.0% compare
- 25 Central African Republic 99.0% compare
- 27 Guinea 98.8% compare
- 28 American Samoa 98.8% compare
- 29 Vanuatu 98.8% compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mountain green cover index in Equatorial Guinea was 98.9% in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2021.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mountain green cover index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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