15.4.2 Mountain area: Remaining moutain area — Value in Western Asia
Western Asia: 15.4.2 Mountain area: Remaining moutain area — Value was 601,845 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2 Mountain area: Remaining moutain area — Value in Western Asia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2 mountain area: remaining moutain area — value in Western Asia stood at 601,845 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2 mountain area: remaining moutain area — value in Western Asia peaked at 604,077 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 601,845 km2, in 2021.
Western Asia ranks 12th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.4.2 Mountain area: Remaining moutain area — Value in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 604,077 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 603,082 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 602,637 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 602,417 km2 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 602,320 km2 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 601,845 km2 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 603,580 km2 | 603,082 km2 | 604,077 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 602,458 km2 | 602,320 km2 | 602,637 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 601,845 km2 | 601,845 km2 | 601,845 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 9 Peru 278,507 km2 compare
- 10 Madagascar 235,256 km2 compare
- 11 Colombia 231,395 km2 compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 223,098 km2 compare
- 13 Pakistan 218,377 km2 compare
- 14 Algeria 209,735 km2 compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 183,173 km2 compare
More economy & growth data for Western Asia
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,408 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.05 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.74 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.84 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.8 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.2708 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 14,704 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2 mountain area: remaining moutain area — value in Western Asia?
- 15.4.2 mountain area: remaining moutain area — value in Western Asia was 601,845 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2 mountain area: remaining moutain area — value recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 604,077 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2 mountain area: remaining moutain area — value recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 601,845 km2 in 2021.
- How does Western Asia rank for 15.4.2 mountain area: remaining moutain area — value?
- Western Asia ranks 12th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2 mountain area: remaining moutain area — value rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2 Mountain area: Remaining moutain area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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