Environment in Northern America 1,022 indicators covering environment for Northern America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Soil working equipment (trade) — Import Value 893,698 1000 USD 2008 up 75.2% 5th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 17.8% 2023 down 3.2% 6th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Production 9.69 million t 2016 down 36.7% 3rd Printing and writing papers, uncoated, mechanical — Production 1.72 million t 2024 down 49.9% 4th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 1,359 t 2016 down 57.7% 5th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Import value 1,834 1000 USD 2016 up 56.1% 4th Water Use Efficiency 48.99 USD/m3 2023 up 31.5% 6th Biogases — Energy production 240,314 TJ 2024 up 11.6% 6th Gaseous biofuels — Energy production 240,314 TJ 2024 up 11.6% 6th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 1.19 million kmsq 2022 down 0.1% 4th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.9% 2022 up 20.6% 5th Lakes and rivers permanent water area 5.9% 2022 down 0.1% 1st Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 176,802 kmsq 2022 up 20.6% 4th Reservoir minimum water area 0.7% 2022 up 1.1% 2nd Reservoir minimum water area 138,501 kmsq 2022 up 1.1% 4th Reservoir maximum water area 0.3% 2022 up 0.8% 5th Reservoir maximum water area 145,060 kmsq 2022 up 0.8% 4th Reservoir minimum water area change 1.5% 2022 up 361.8% 10th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export quantity 13.21 million t 2024 up 128.3% 3rd Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Export value 2.38 million 1000 USD 2024 up 195.1% 3rd Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import quantity 176,344 t 2024 up 110.2% 5th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Import value 88,971 1000 USD 2024 up 208.5% 5th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import quantity 441,570 t 2024 up 55.6% 3rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Import value 280,775 1000 USD 2024 up 151.3% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 4.23 % 2021 up 6.5% 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.2 % 2021 up 11.1% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.5 % 2021 down 2.0% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 84.42 % 2021 down 1.0% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.23 % 2021 up 4.5% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 1.06 % 2021 unchanged 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 5.59 % 2021 up 8.5% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 6.65 % 2021 down 2.5% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 2.28 % 2021 up 10.1% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 0.85 % 2021 up 6.2% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 45.36 % 2021 up 0.6% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 1.51 % 2021 up 4.1% 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 89.43 % 2021 down 0.3% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 3.28 % 2021 down 7.1% 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0.93 % 2021 up 13.4% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.84 % 2021 unchanged 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 0.66 % 2021 up 1.5% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 2.84 % 2021 up 10.5% 6th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 41.44 % 2021 down 1.8% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 9,947 km2 2021 up 6.6% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 471.8 km2 2021 up 12.9% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 1,172 km2 2021 down 1.3% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 198,534 km2 2021 down 1.0% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 542.6 km2 2021 up 7.3% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 2,490 km2 2021 up 0.0% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 13,157 km2 2021 up 8.7% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 15,646 km2 2021 down 2.4% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 93,888 km2 2021 up 10.6% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 35,058 km2 2021 up 6.6% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 1.86 million km2 2021 up 0.7% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 61,905 km2 2021 up 3.6% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 3.67 million km2 2021 down 0.3% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 134,718 km2 2021 down 7.2% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 38,032 km2 2021 up 13.3% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 34,525 km2 2021 down 0.4% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 27,293 km2 2021 up 1.5% 7th ← Previous Page 14 of 18 Next →