Environment in World

1,662 indicators covering environment for World.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent 2.66 % 2021 down 8.0% 12th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 0.99 % 2021 down 5.7% 5th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1.39 % 2021 down 6.7% 6th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Sparsely 4.74 % 2021 unchanged 8th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Terrestrial 15.38 % 2021 up 1.3% 8th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Alpine; Land Cover: Tree-covered 15.48 % 2021 up 0.4% 7th
Recovered post-consumer wood — Import quantity 3.85 million t 2024 up 37.2% 1st
Recovered post-consumer wood — Import value 227,220 1000 USD 2024 up 104.8% 1st
Recovered post-consumer wood — Export quantity 2.15 million t 2024 down 9.7% 1st
Recovered post-consumer wood — Export value 163,560 1000 USD 2024 up 18.4% 1st
Electronic waste collected 13.78 million 2022 up 70.6% 1st
Electronic waste collected, per capita 1.73 2022 up 53.2% 13th
Electronic waste recycled 13.81 million 2022 up 70.9% 1st
Electronic waste recycled, per capita 1.73 2022 up 53.5% 12th
Electronic waste generated 69.01 million 2025 up 49.0% 1st
Electronic waste generated, per capita 8.38 2025 up 35.2% 19th
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CGLS 195,197 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Artificial 112.4 km2 2021 up 23.8% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Croplands 106.9 km2 2021 down 2.5% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Grassland 160,897 km2 2021 down 0.5% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Inland water 6,984 km2 2021 up 6.1% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 193,029 km2 2021 down 0.0% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Permanent snow 133,414 km2 2021 down 3.8% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 7,698 km2 2021 up 0.1% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 9,269 km2 2021 up 7.4% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Sparsely 31,635 km2 2021 up 1.0% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Terrestrial 152,235 km2 2021 up 3.0% 1st
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Nival; Land Cover: Tree-covered 15,059 km2 2021 up 0.4% 1st
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 0.02 % 2021 unchanged 3rd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Grassland 31.1 % 2021 down 0.4% 6th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Inland water 1.35 % 2021 up 6.3% 6th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: MGCI — Value 37.31 % 2021 unchanged 7th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Permanent snow 25.79 % 2021 down 3.7% 11th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Shrub-covered 1.49 % 2021 unchanged 3rd
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or 1.79 % 2021 up 7.2% 5th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Sparsely 6.11 % 2021 up 0.8% 9th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Terrestrial 29.42 % 2021 up 3.0% 8th
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Nival; Land Cover: Tree-covered 2.91 % 2021 up 0.3% 6th
Grassland — Area from CGLS 1.76 million 1000 ha 2019 — 1st
Proportion of electronic waste recycled 22.3% 2022 up 8.3% 10th
Proportion of electronic waste collected 22.3% 2022 up 8.1% 10th