15.4.2 Mountain area: Alpine — Value by country

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Countries reporting
62
Highest
1.90 million km2
Russian Federation
Lowest
9 km2
Liechtenstein
Median
798.5 km2
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
492

What the numbers show

15.4.2 Mountain area: Alpine — Value is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 1.90 million km2 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 9 km2 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 798.5 km2, and the mean is 64,653 km2.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Liechtenstein (up 12.5%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 5.9%).

15.4.2 Mountain area: Alpine — Value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 1.90 million km2 2021 unchanged flat
2 China, mainland 1.49 million km2 2021 unchanged flat
3 Peru 156,355 km2 2021 unchanged flat
4 Chile 154,466 km2 2021 unchanged flat
5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 49,026 km2 2021 unchanged flat
6 Kyrgyzstan 32,723 km2 2021 unchanged flat
7 Tajikistan 26,068 km2 2021 unchanged flat
8 Sweden 22,878 km2 2021 up 0.0% flat
9 Iceland 19,885 km2 2021 down 0.0% flat
10 Nepal 18,174 km2 2021 unchanged flat
11 India 17,935 km2 2021 unchanged flat
12 Afghanistan 17,558 km2 2021 unchanged flat
13 Mongolia 16,343 km2 2021 unchanged flat
14 Australia and New Zealand 10,329 km2 2021 unchanged flat
15 Kazakhstan 9,160 km2 2021 unchanged flat
16 New Zealand 7,919 km2 2021 unchanged flat
17 Ecuador 7,066 km2 2021 unchanged flat
18 Pakistan 5,609 km2 2021 unchanged flat
19 Colombia 5,585 km2 2021 unchanged flat
20 Austria 5,005 km2 2021 down 0.1% flat
21 Italy 4,014 km2 2021 up 0.1% flat
22 Bhutan 3,862 km2 2021 unchanged flat
23 France 3,833 km2 2021 up 0.3% flat
24 Switzerland 3,603 km2 2021 down 1.6% falling
25 Georgia 2,815 km2 2021 unchanged flat
26 Australia 2,410 km2 2021 unchanged flat
27 Uzbekistan 2,145 km2 2021 unchanged flat
28 Finland 1,046 km2 2021 up 3.8% rising
29 Japan 950 km2 2021 unchanged flat
30 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 886 km2 2021 unchanged flat
31 Spain 866 km2 2021 unchanged flat
32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 731 km2 2021 up 0.3% flat
33 Lesotho 462 km2 2021 unchanged flat
34 Myanmar 433 km2 2021 unchanged flat
35 Ethiopia 378 km2 2021 unchanged flat
36 Bulgaria 376 km2 2021 unchanged flat
37 United Republic of Tanzania 298 km2 2021 unchanged flat
38 Indonesia 297 km2 2021 unchanged flat
39 Azerbaijan 282 km2 2021 unchanged flat
40 Faroe Islands 231 km2 2021 unchanged flat
41 Mexico 222 km2 2021 unchanged flat
42 Slovakia 218 km2 2021 down 1.4% flat
43 Kenya 171 km2 2021 unchanged flat
44 Romania 163 km2 2021 down 0.6% flat
45 Andorra 147 km2 2021 unchanged flat
46 Uganda 109 km2 2021 unchanged flat
47 Democratic Republic of the Congo 83 km2 2021 unchanged flat
48 Armenia 81 km2 2021 unchanged flat
49 Serbia 66 km2 2021 down 1.5% flat
50 Poland 64 km2 2021 down 5.9% falling
51 Slovenia 57 km2 2021 unchanged flat
52 Ireland 51 km2 2021 unchanged flat
53 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 48 km2 2021 unchanged flat
54 North Macedonia 42 km2 2021 unchanged flat
54 Costa Rica 42 km2 2021 unchanged flat
56 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 37 km2 2021 unchanged flat
57 Cameroon 21 km2 2021 unchanged flat
58 Morocco 18 km2 2021 unchanged flat
59 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17 km2 2021 unchanged flat
60 Montenegro 16 km2 2021 unchanged rising
61 Albania 12 km2 2021 unchanged flat
62 Liechtenstein 9 km2 2021 up 12.5% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
15.4.2 Mountain area: Alpine — Value
Unit
km2
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 492 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

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