Environment in Northern America and Europe 129 indicators covering environment for Northern America and Europe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 1.1 km 2021 unchanged 9th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 120,083 km2 2021 up 10.7% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 315,596 km2 2021 up 0.4% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 73,596 km2 2021 up 4.7% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 5.94 million km2 2021 down 0.3% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 171,735 km2 2021 up 3.7% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 59,480 km2 2021 down 3.2% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 25,342 km2 2021 up 6.9% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 3.74 million km2 2021 down 1.6% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 1.93 % 2021 up 10.9% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 5.08 % 2021 up 0.4% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 1.18 % 2021 up 4.4% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 95.6 % 2021 down 0.3% 6th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 2.76 % 2021 up 3.8% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 0.96 % 2021 down 3.0% 6th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 0.41 % 2021 up 7.9% 15th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 60.13 % 2021 down 1.5% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 1.66 million km2 2021 up 2.2% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 5,416 km2 2021 down 19.3% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 48,818 km2 2021 up 3.2% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Grassland 26.68 % 2021 up 2.2% 16th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Permanent 0.09 % 2021 down 18.2% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Sparsely 0.79 % 2021 up 3.9% 13th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) 134,886 million USD 2024 up 32.3% 4th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) 107,540 million USD 2024 up 20.7% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 2,174 km2 2021 up 33.6% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 522.5 km2 2021 down 2.8% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 1.84 million km2 2021 down 0.1% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 28,122 km2 2021 up 13.2% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 2.66 million km2 2021 down 0.1% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow 58,692 km2 2021 down 9.7% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 48,285 km2 2021 down 6.5% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 41,212 km2 2021 down 2.8% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 52,300 km2 2021 up 0.2% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 82,748 km2 2021 up 7.9% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 727,664 km2 2021 up 0.4% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Artificial 0.08 % 2021 up 33.3% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Croplands 0.02 % 2021 unchanged 4th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Grassland 63.88 % 2021 down 0.1% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Inland water 0.98 % 2021 up 14.0% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 92.23 % 2021 down 0.1% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent 2.03 % 2021 down 9.8% 15th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 1.67 % 2021 down 6.7% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1.43 % 2021 down 2.7% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 1.81 % 2021 unchanged 10th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 2.87 % 2021 up 7.9% 13th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 25.23 % 2021 up 0.4% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Artificial 92.2 km2 2021 up 23.1% 2nd 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 136,641 km2 2021 down 0.4% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Inland water 5,923 km2 2021 down 2.6% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 167,660 km2 2021 up 0.0% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Permanent snow 86,364 km2 2021 down 3.4% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 7,691 km2 2021 up 0.1% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 8,407 km2 2021 up 7.8% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Sparsely 20,684 km2 2021 up 1.6% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Terrestrial 92,236 km2 2021 up 3.1% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Tree-covered 14,818 km2 2021 up 0.3% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Artificial 0.02 % 2021 unchanged 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Croplands 0.03 % 2021 unchanged 2nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →