Mountain Green Cover Index in Mongolia
Mongolia: Mountain Green Cover Index was 80.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Mountain Green Cover Index in Mongolia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mountain green cover index in Mongolia is 80.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Mongolia peaked at 80.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2021.
That places Mongolia 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.5% | — |
| 2005 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 80.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8%, 84% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 80.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.8%, 82% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 80.3% | 80.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mountain green cover index in Mongolia?
- Mountain green cover index in Mongolia was 80.3% 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for mountain green cover index?
- Mongolia ranks 146th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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Mountain Green Cover Index.