Environment in Sub-Saharan Africa 678 indicators covering environment for Sub-Saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 237,382 km2 2021 up 2.4% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 1.03 million km2 2021 down 4.5% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 56,972 km2 2021 up 36.2% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 277,938 km2 2021 up 16.5% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 1.34 million km2 2021 down 0.1% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 22,631 km2 2021 up 11.7% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 2.89 million km2 2021 down 0.8% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 2.1 km2 2021 down 40.0% 17th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 201,346 km2 2021 down 4.5% 4th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 14,793 km2 2021 down 10.4% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 37,302 km2 2021 up 1.6% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 249,807 km2 2021 up 2.1% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 1.06 million km2 2021 down 4.5% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 1.75 % 2021 up 34.6% 16th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 7.83 % 2021 up 19.5% 6th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.73 % 2021 up 10.6% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 88.52 % 2021 down 0.8% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 5.52 % 2021 down 0.2% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0.44 % 2021 down 12.0% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 7.8 % 2021 up 2.4% 8th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 33.75 % 2021 down 4.6% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial 1.75 % 2021 up 36.7% 14th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Croplands 8.52 % 2021 up 16.6% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Grassland 40.95 % 2021 down 0.1% 7th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Inland water 0.69 % 2021 up 11.3% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 88.75 % 2021 down 0.8% 10th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow 0 % 2021 — 17th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 6.17 % 2021 down 4.6% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 0.45 % 2021 down 11.8% 14th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Sparsely 1.14 % 2021 up 0.9% 14th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Terrestrial 7.66 % 2021 up 2.1% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered 32.65 % 2021 down 4.6% 12th 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 27.28 % 2025 up 29.2% 23rd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 1.25 million km2 2021 down 0.8% 2nd 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 km2 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Remaining moutain area; Land 36,296 km2 2021 up 1.6% 6th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 40.97 % 2021 down 0.8% 6th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 0 % 2021 — 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Remaining moutain area; Land 1.19 % 2021 up 1.7% 13th Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 9,813 2024 up 54.6% 19th Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change 60.2% 2022 up 684.3% 9th Lakes and rivers permanent water area change 4.8% 2022 up 35.1% 23rd Above-ground biomass in forest 142.98 2025 up 1.1% 9th Forest area 631,837 2025 down 4.2% 10th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 28.6% 2025 down 4.3% 20th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 23.1% 2025 up 6.6% 16th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 3,705 km2 2021 up 59.0% 16th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 39,761 km2 2021 up 1.1% 11th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 368 km2 2021 up 33.2% 16th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 200,318 km2 2021 down 0.6% 16th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 33,392 km2 2021 down 21.4% 5th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1,276 km2 2021 down 8.9% 14th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Terrestrial 12,418 km2 2021 down 2.0% 14th 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Montane; Land Cover: Tree-covered 38,027 km2 2021 down 4.5% 16th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Artificial 1.7 % 2021 up 58.9% 12th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Croplands 18.25 % 2021 up 1.1% 3rd 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Inland water 0.17 % 2021 up 30.8% 15th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 91.97 % 2021 down 0.6% 9th 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover 15.33 % 2021 down 21.4% 1st 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Montane; Land Cover: Shrubs 0.59 % 2021 down 7.8% 11th ← Previous Page 10 of 12 Next →