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Land cover in countries and regions

Measure
Year
Small subnational regionTotal
Large subnational regionTotal
UnitPercentage
Land cover classTree coverGrasslandWetlandShrublandSparse vegetationCroplandArtificial surfacesBare areaInland water
Country
Australia11.917.01.321.535.58.20.24.30.2
Austria53.615.40.20.01.422.92.82.80.8
Belgium22.614.60.30.00.050.611.40.00.5
Canada47.02.50.84.123.35.80.15.910.5
Chile31.04.50.016.116.96.60.421.03.5
Colombia65.513.22.24.80.512.30.20.01.3
Costa Rica71.30.40.10.00.026.70.90.00.7
Czechia37.37.70.10.00.149.74.40.00.8
Denmark12.86.91.40.00.072.54.10.12.1
Estonia59.05.34.50.00.025.60.70.04.9
Finland70.90.67.60.11.49.30.20.19.8
France36.814.20.30.50.443.72.90.40.7
GermanyInformation on item32.313.60.30.00.145.56.90.01.2
Greece28.75.50.218.60.541.21.62.01.7
Hungary18.77.10.60.00.068.04.10.01.5
Iceland0.023.57.10.235.70.00.030.62.8
Ireland8.267.212.30.00.38.01.30.42.4
IsraelInformation on item3.00.10.00.13.629.25.256.52.3
Italy29.56.50.12.00.853.44.42.21.0
Japan66.80.20.20.00.024.76.70.01.5
Korea47.50.40.10.90.444.53.80.32.1
Latvia58.27.52.20.00.029.70.60.01.9
Lithuania35.24.80.50.00.056.41.20.01.9
Luxembourg34.224.00.00.00.035.65.90.00.2
Mexico36.87.80.035.20.016.40.91.41.4
Netherlands9.932.21.80.00.136.610.70.28.6
New Zealand30.752.50.56.00.82.41.04.12.0
Norway43.512.28.21.018.44.81.16.24.6
Poland32.35.30.30.00.058.22.50.01.4
Portugal41.90.90.21.50.150.73.10.41.1
Slovak Republic47.64.20.10.00.043.44.10.10.6
Slovenia65.83.70.10.00.127.62.00.40.2
Spain31.46.40.14.31.952.51.61.00.8
Sweden65.54.38.00.23.29.40.40.78.3
Switzerland37.528.30.00.02.814.84.38.83.5
Türkiye25.39.80.30.84.055.11.21.91.7
United Kingdom8.846.95.30.02.129.75.50.21.4
United States31.218.40.819.82.820.41.62.72.4
OECD Asia Oceania15.317.11.219.832.49.20.54.20.3
European Union (28 countries)38.410.82.21.31.040.32.90.62.6
G2036.710.71.810.89.420.10.86.63.0
OECD - Europe36.311.52.51.33.238.32.51.82.7
OECD - Total33.911.81.113.215.215.81.04.04.1
Non-OECD EconomiesAfghanistan1.337.20.03.56.612.20.239.00.1
Albania36.55.30.33.01.348.51.11.72.3
Algeria0.90.00.00.73.74.60.190.00.1
American Samoa35.20.00.00.00.160.00.00.04.7
Andorra59.823.80.00.010.41.00.94.10.0
Angola59.913.10.617.70.05.90.12.40.2
Anguilla12.060.312.80.00.01.81.30.111.7
Antarctica0.00.00.00.00.00.00.097.32.7
Antigua and Barbuda39.531.98.40.30.14.12.90.012.8
Argentina13.23.03.333.717.023.40.34.61.5
ArmeniaInformation on item21.310.90.02.31.355.92.41.24.5
ArubaInformation on item0.28.41.454.05.98.318.30.03.5
AzerbaijanInformation on item6.82.30.03.35.030.81.02.448.5
Bahamas47.212.021.40.10.32.31.10.015.5
Bahrain0.10.00.10.33.31.034.555.15.5
Bangladesh12.50.90.32.90.074.20.80.28.2
Barbados9.90.80.10.00.070.817.00.01.4
Belarus44.41.70.20.00.051.60.90.01.1
Belize80.91.50.51.70.012.90.20.02.3
Benin35.90.00.023.60.039.70.50.00.2
Bermuda0.00.012.00.032.74.14.70.046.5
Bhutan78.114.20.00.90.13.70.02.90.0
Bolivia56.39.12.68.86.77.40.17.81.2
Bosnia and HerzegovinaInformation on item57.410.00.11.60.129.40.90.00.5
Botswana8.95.31.376.60.16.00.11.50.1
Bouvet Island0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0100.0
Brazil51.45.21.615.00.024.80.30.01.5
British Indian Ocean Territory0.718.50.00.07.335.30.00.038.2
British Virgin Islands45.48.115.20.00.20.412.10.018.6
Brunei Darussalam85.20.00.00.10.011.51.70.01.4
Bulgaria38.61.60.10.20.156.02.10.50.8
Burkina FasoInformation on item3.115.50.18.10.671.60.20.40.4
Burundi15.012.50.97.40.056.40.40.07.4
CambodiaInformation on item46.20.73.63.00.043.90.20.02.4
Cameroon76.72.90.43.70.015.40.20.00.8
Cabo Verde3.813.30.032.61.66.40.832.88.9
Cayman Islands67.40.52.00.00.215.05.60.09.4
Central African Republic81.310.40.05.90.02.20.00.00.1
Chad3.79.90.510.17.019.00.049.50.3
China (People's Republic of)19.127.80.30.42.628.61.518.31.3
Christmas Islands66.50.00.00.00.029.00.00.04.5
Cocos (Keeling) Islands0.00.00.00.00.039.20.00.060.8
Comoros82.10.60.01.10.012.41.60.02.2
Congo82.83.30.22.80.09.80.10.00.9
Democratic Republic of the CongoInformation on item80.51.62.11.90.011.90.10.01.8
Cook Islands41.50.00.00.05.942.50.10.010.1
Côte d'IvoireInformation on item38.60.00.08.20.051.80.50.00.9
Croatia46.15.40.51.60.642.81.70.21.2
Cuba40.66.01.80.00.047.20.80.03.5
CyprusInformation on item26.20.80.13.314.342.74.27.51.0
Djibouti0.13.64.31.03.10.30.186.61.0
Dominica97.40.20.00.00.30.30.60.01.3
Dominican Republic48.111.84.20.10.033.01.60.01.2
Ecuador67.85.00.49.40.114.00.61.41.2
Egypt0.00.01.10.11.25.00.391.50.8
El Salvador71.30.20.10.80.023.71.60.12.2
Equatorial Guinea89.20.00.00.00.09.80.20.00.6
EritreaInformation on item2.919.00.210.77.820.10.138.90.2
EthiopiaInformation on item21.57.50.139.80.323.80.16.20.7
Faeroe Islands8.971.12.37.25.01.90.00.43.1
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)6.886.00.01.90.90.00.00.73.6
Fiji65.20.00.00.00.431.20.20.03.1
French Polynesia28.30.00.00.011.643.50.10.016.3
French Southern and Antarctic Lands0.50.40.01.87.90.30.077.111.9
Gabon90.21.70.11.90.04.90.10.01.2
Gambia22.70.00.47.80.059.51.30.18.2
GeorgiaInformation on item48.18.10.14.00.734.81.52.20.5
Ghana37.00.00.012.10.046.71.10.03.0
Gibraltar20.90.00.010.40.06.059.70.03.0
Greenland0.11.60.00.413.70.00.081.72.6
Grenada87.14.60.00.00.02.62.80.02.9
Guam0.288.60.00.00.08.00.00.03.1
Guatemala64.55.20.20.40.027.70.80.01.2
Guinea65.40.00.011.00.023.00.20.00.4
Guinea-Bissau67.30.10.13.20.027.70.20.11.3
Guyana92.10.60.74.10.01.50.10.00.8
Haiti14.452.310.80.00.319.21.60.01.4
Heard Island and McDonald Islands0.02.40.00.019.80.00.061.516.4
Holy See0.00.00.00.00.00.0100.00.00.0
Honduras69.75.00.10.20.023.50.50.01.0
Hong Kong, ChinaInformation on item46.71.10.30.90.020.318.20.012.4
India18.02.40.23.80.271.91.00.71.7
Indonesia59.80.30.00.11.135.70.90.02.0
Iran1.22.70.03.27.018.80.462.93.7
Iraq0.10.60.10.31.021.70.674.41.2
Guernsey8.56.20.00.00.050.531.60.03.2
Isle of Man12.869.10.00.00.012.12.91.71.3
Jamaica70.37.70.70.00.017.82.80.00.7
Jersey2.72.10.00.00.078.014.80.02.3
Jordan0.00.00.00.02.16.10.790.50.5
KazakhstanInformation on item1.928.40.46.122.222.90.211.56.3
Kenya16.723.31.628.10.624.40.13.12.1
Democratic People's Republic of Korea60.90.40.10.60.235.01.00.11.7
Kiribati0.90.00.00.09.850.80.00.038.4
Kuwait0.00.00.60.20.62.12.593.80.3
KyrgyzstanInformation on item7.139.80.01.510.625.00.312.13.6
Lao People's Democratic Republic56.10.30.423.60.018.60.10.01.0
Lebanon3.30.10.018.111.859.13.24.20.2
Lesotho12.842.70.018.90.025.00.30.00.2
Liberia45.60.00.00.30.053.30.30.00.5
Libya0.10.00.00.12.41.30.195.90.0
Liechtenstein57.121.20.10.00.411.47.31.80.7
Macau, ChinaInformation on item6.00.56.00.00.031.751.40.04.6
Madagascar44.039.80.50.10.114.00.10.60.7
Malawi21.81.82.02.20.051.40.30.120.3
Malaysia63.20.00.00.10.133.81.20.01.6
Maldives2.40.20.03.55.628.30.81.158.1
Mali2.011.20.25.74.521.20.054.70.3
Malta0.00.00.00.31.156.325.413.73.1
Marshall IslandsInformation on item0.30.00.00.014.310.20.30.074.9
Mauritania0.210.50.20.55.42.30.080.80.1
Mauritius25.20.20.00.10.065.46.60.02.5
MicronesiaInformation on item73.70.00.00.00.66.86.00.012.8
MoldovaInformation on item7.70.40.10.00.084.66.30.01.0
Mongolia5.620.70.20.622.46.50.142.90.9
Montenegro66.710.80.80.30.617.60.70.32.1
Montserrat71.70.09.40.04.510.80.10.03.6
Morocco4.90.20.03.523.522.60.544.50.2
Mozambique58.13.62.218.90.114.30.10.71.9
MyanmarInformation on item51.51.00.112.60.033.10.20.01.5
Namibia9.546.40.218.53.13.40.118.10.6
Nauru0.00.00.00.06.386.00.00.07.7
Nepal46.618.90.00.30.129.10.24.60.2
Netherlands AntillesInformation on item34.913.63.820.12.92.512.20.19.9
New Caledonia66.40.40.03.55.822.60.20.01.0
Nicaragua54.93.60.30.20.032.80.20.08.0
Niger0.111.90.20.512.38.70.066.30.0
North Macedonia45.811.70.10.30.637.81.30.32.0
Nigeria22.32.90.49.00.163.30.80.01.1
Niue71.70.00.00.00.026.90.10.01.2
Norfolk Island10.14.10.00.80.076.50.02.26.3
Northern Mariana IslandsInformation on item14.331.40.00.00.148.10.00.06.1
Palestinian Authority or West Bank and Gaza Strip6.20.00.00.218.846.76.418.63.0
Oman0.10.00.00.25.91.00.292.50.1
Pakistan2.521.40.57.33.635.70.627.70.7
PalauInformation on item68.00.00.00.00.224.30.10.07.4
Panama65.40.70.10.80.030.80.50.11.5
Papua New Guinea84.50.40.00.00.912.60.10.01.5
Paraguay42.83.77.621.30.023.40.20.01.0
Peru63.912.00.36.64.83.60.27.41.2
Philippines34.60.00.00.00.561.30.80.02.7
Pitcairn0.00.00.00.07.687.60.00.04.8
Puerto Rico64.65.41.70.00.013.113.80.01.4
Qatar0.20.00.00.41.52.34.989.71.1
Romania32.47.61.30.00.053.73.70.01.3
Russia57.57.05.05.87.711.10.22.23.5
Rwanda16.50.23.15.80.067.50.60.06.3
Saint Helena5.421.00.02.047.07.24.78.24.5
Saint Kitts and Nevis60.87.00.50.00.024.32.80.04.5
Saint Lucia87.50.00.20.00.18.91.60.01.7
Saint Pierre and Miquelon25.60.121.238.60.30.01.11.211.9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines79.12.20.20.00.010.01.91.74.9
Samoa34.10.00.00.00.065.10.00.00.8
San Marino4.20.10.00.00.079.812.13.80.0
Sao Tome and Principe86.70.00.00.00.09.51.30.02.4
Saudi Arabia0.00.00.00.23.91.40.294.10.1
Senegal27.65.91.830.50.232.10.30.01.6
Serbia36.63.70.10.00.156.81.80.10.8
Seychelles30.81.50.00.20.544.40.41.321.0
Sierra Leone30.40.80.31.20.066.30.40.10.6
Singapore12.50.00.00.00.129.949.90.07.8
Solomon Islands95.00.00.00.10.02.10.00.02.8
Somalia6.910.40.155.29.49.80.18.10.1
South Africa7.717.90.250.97.514.10.70.60.4
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands0.06.60.00.00.50.00.079.913.0
Sri Lanka35.50.20.012.70.147.01.80.02.8
Suriname96.50.10.70.50.00.60.10.01.4
South Sudan 40.24.05.844.20.05.50.00.00.3
Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.10.11.61.09.20.00.081.46.7
Eswatini37.913.20.310.10.036.30.31.50.4
Syrian Arab Republic1.20.20.00.14.929.80.962.10.7
Chinese Taipei60.00.01.00.00.131.35.80.01.8
TajikistanInformation on item0.844.10.03.44.021.80.424.51.0
Tanzania41.13.24.816.10.127.90.10.36.4
Thailand25.80.40.04.10.167.10.80.01.7
Timor-LesteInformation on item15.10.00.00.00.283.40.60.00.7
Togo40.10.00.010.60.048.30.60.00.4
Tokelau0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0100.0
Tonga40.10.00.00.00.348.80.10.010.7
Trinidad and Tobago70.81.40.30.30.022.23.90.01.2
Tunisia2.50.00.00.59.530.00.856.40.3
TurkmenistanInformation on item0.02.10.012.02.48.30.258.616.3
Turks and Caicos Islands37.612.932.40.00.16.80.90.09.4
Tuvalu0.40.00.00.01.929.90.20.067.7
Uganda22.53.11.58.70.048.50.20.015.4
Ukraine15.72.40.10.00.175.14.20.02.4
United Arab Emirates0.20.00.00.14.63.54.087.50.2
Uruguay12.462.01.51.60.019.50.30.02.5
UzbekistanInformation on item0.26.10.19.55.920.01.054.72.5
Vanuatu92.70.00.00.00.15.30.00.21.8
Venezuela55.618.02.26.00.615.50.40.11.5
Viet Nam36.00.30.212.80.047.31.10.12.3
United States Virgin Islands44.65.84.80.00.016.020.60.08.1
Wallis and Futuna24.40.00.00.00.052.50.30.022.8
YemenInformation on item1.00.10.03.511.74.70.178.70.2
Zambia62.01.63.813.70.016.90.10.01.9
Zimbabwe30.63.80.127.10.036.90.20.21.1
Other GroupsLatin America and Caribbean46.87.21.816.93.719.30.42.51.6
Middle East and North Africa0.70.50.11.15.08.00.383.60.8
Western Sahara0.00.00.00.00.10.00.099.90.0
BRIICS economies - Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa43.211.12.57.44.123.60.65.22.3
OECD America40.210.00.813.511.613.00.84.45.7
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