Environment in Europe 1,196 indicators covering environment for Europe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 1.30 million km2 2021 up 0.0% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 14,606 km2 2021 up 21.5% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 1.93 million km2 2021 down 0.2% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow 2,668 km2 2021 up 0.2% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 45,562 km2 2021 down 6.3% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 32,000 km2 2021 down 4.2% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 47,834 km2 2021 up 0.3% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 37,490 km2 2021 up 0.2% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 549,840 km2 2021 up 0.2% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 0.04 % 2021 up 33.3% 17th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 0.03 % 2021 unchanged 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 64.03 % 2021 up 0.0% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 0.72 % 2021 up 22.0% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 94.91 % 2021 down 0.2% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent 0.13 % 2021 unchanged 16th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 2.24 % 2021 down 6.3% 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1.57 % 2021 down 4.3% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 2.35 % 2021 unchanged 9th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 1.84 % 2021 unchanged 14th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 27.05 % 2021 up 0.2% 2nd Recovered post-consumer wood — Import quantity 3.76 million t 2024 up 34.0% 2nd Recovered post-consumer wood — Import value 201,566 1000 USD 2024 up 81.6% 2nd Recovered post-consumer wood — Export quantity 2.14 million t 2024 down 10.2% 2nd Recovered post-consumer wood — Export value 163,027 1000 USD 2024 up 18.1% 2nd Electronic waste collected 5.59 million tonnes 2022 up 49.9% 3rd Electronic waste collected, per capita 7.52 kg 2022 up 49.0% 7th Electronic waste recycled 5.59 million tonnes 2022 up 49.9% 3rd Electronic waste recycled, per capita 7.52 kg 2022 up 49.0% 6th Electronic waste generated, per capita 18.27 kg 2025 up 18.3% 6th Electronic waste generated 13.60 million tonnes 2025 up 18.3% 7th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CGLS 5,430 1000 ha 2019 — 6th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Artificial 48.9 km2 2021 up 30.1% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Croplands 103.4 km2 2021 down 3.0% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Grassland 81,546 km2 2021 down 0.6% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Inland water 1,804 km2 2021 up 16.6% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 103,352 km2 2021 down 0.5% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Permanent snow 12,796 km2 2021 down 1.9% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 7,619 km2 2021 down 0.1% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 5,412 km2 2021 down 0.8% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Sparsely 18,506 km2 2021 up 1.8% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Terrestrial 49,512 km2 2021 up 0.2% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Tree-covered 8,671 km2 2021 up 0.7% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Artificial 0.03 % 2021 up 50.0% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Croplands 0.06 % 2021 unchanged 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Grassland 43.84 % 2021 down 0.6% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Inland water 0.97 % 2021 up 16.9% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 55.56 % 2021 down 0.5% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Permanent snow 6.88 % 2021 down 1.9% 15th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 4.1 % 2021 unchanged 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 2.91 % 2021 down 0.7% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Sparsely 9.95 % 2021 up 1.8% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Terrestrial 26.62 % 2021 up 0.3% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Tree-covered 4.66 % 2021 up 0.6% 2nd Grassland — Area from CGLS 484,071 1000 ha 2019 — 4th Proportion of electronic waste recycled 42.8% 2022 up 20.8% 4th Proportion of electronic waste collected 42.8% 2022 up 20.8% 4th ← Previous Page 20 of 20