15.4.2 Mountain area: Alpine — Value by country
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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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- World 5.03 million km2
- Northern America and Europe 2.88 million km2
- Europe 2.03 million km2
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 1.51 million km2
- Eastern Asia 1.51 million km2
- Northern America 851,241 km2
- Latin America and the Caribbean 481,954 km2
- United States of America 351,775 km2
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 176,413 km2
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 133,250 km2
- Central Asia 70,095 km2
- Southern Asia 63,154 km2
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