Environment in Southern Asia 1,052 indicators covering environment for Southern Asia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 26,332 1000 ha 2019 — 13th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 2,253 1000 ha 2019 — 16th Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 183,343 1000 ha 2019 — 7th Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 9,471 1000 ha 2019 — 10th Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 1,107 1000 ha 2019 — 11th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 318 t 2016 up 144.6% 7th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Export value 267 1000 USD 2016 up 210.5% 7th Biogases — Energy consumption 10,846 TJ 2024 up 61.6% 6th Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 10,846 TJ 2024 up 61.6% 6th Biogasoline — Energy consumption 132,917 TJ 2024 up 811.7% 4th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 1 t 2016 down 95.7% 14th Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 5 1000 USD 2016 down 16.7% 14th Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Atmospheric deposition — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Biological fixation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Leaching — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus 0 t 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland potassium 0 t 2023 — 1st Volatilisation — Cropland potassium per unit area 0 kg/ha 2023 — 1st Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export quantity 2,254 m3 2024 up 56,250.0% 15th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Export value 272 1000 USD 2024 up 3,300.0% 21st Above-ground biomass in forest 89.92 t per ha 2025 up 9.0% 25th Forest area 100,831 ha th 2025 up 2.2% 22nd Forest area as a proportion of total land area 15.8% 2025 up 2.3% 32nd Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 22.1% 2025 up 8.0% 18th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import quantity 1,312 m3 2024 up 1,626.3% 9th Wood fuel, coniferous — Import value 303 1000 USD 2024 up 1,162.5% 11th Biogasoline — Energy production 86,488 TJ 2024 up 503.2% 5th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 7th Wood pellets, briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 21st Biodiesel — Energy consumption 3,438 TJ 2024 up 159.5% 10th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 20,500 t 2016 unchanged 4th Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 1.5 km 2021 up 7.1% 3rd Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 60 t 2024 — 18th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 52 1000 USD 2024 — 16th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 12,270 km2 2021 up 44.3% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 47,187 km2 2021 up 7.2% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 1,241 km2 2021 up 50.6% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 595,332 km2 2021 down 0.7% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 350.4 km2 2021 down 25.4% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 2,074 km2 2021 down 5.5% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 120,251 km2 2021 up 0.2% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 82,296 km2 2021 down 0.4% 6th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 1.51 % 2021 up 43.8% 13th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 5.82 % 2021 up 7.2% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0.15 % 2021 up 50.0% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 73.47 % 2021 down 0.7% 22nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 0.04 % 2021 down 33.3% 19th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 0.26 % 2021 down 3.7% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 14.84 % 2021 up 0.3% 3rd ← Previous Page 16 of 18 Next →