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Mountain area share Ranking Map for 172 countries and territories Limited coverage: Countries and territories whose national geometry is represented in world-atlas 1:110m. 172 countries and territories included; reference period: 2017.
In the available data, Bhutan has the highest recorded value at 99.9% (rank #1); Japan ranks #34 at 72.1%. Coverage: 172 countries and territories. Reference years: Bhutan 2017; Japan 2017. This uses a common elevation-and-slope classification, which can differ from national or cultural definitions of mountains.
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Compare mountain area share within the covered dataset. Countries and territories whose national geometry is represented in world-atlas 1:110m.
Japan 72.1%
Japan, world rank 34 for Mountain area share, 72.1%
Fiji: 69.5% Tanzania: 36.2% Western Sahara: 0.4% Canada: 20.9% United States: 33.5% Kazakhstan: 8.2% Uzbekistan: 15% Papua New Guinea: 58.8% Indonesia: 50.9% Argentina: 26.5% Chile: 76.5% Democratic Republic of the Congo: 15% Somalia: 5.1% Kenya: 33.8% Sudan: 7.5% Chad: 8.8% Haiti: 80.4% Dominican Republic: 64.6% Russia: 30.9% Bahamas: 0% Falkland Islands: 26.1% Norway: 63.1% Greenland: 0% Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: 83.8% South Africa: 39.2% Lesotho: 98.1% Mexico: 65% Uruguay: 1% Brazil: 17.9% Bolivia: 35.2% Peru: 53.2% Colombia: 33.6% Panama: 70.9% Costa Rica: 70.1% Nicaragua: 47.5% Honduras: 81.8% El Salvador: 83.1% Guatemala: 58.5% Belize: 30.3% Venezuela: 41.4% Guyana: 26.5% Suriname: 28.3% France: 26% Ecuador: 59.2% Puerto Rico: 60.9% Jamaica: 66.8% Cuba: 20.4% Zimbabwe: 25.6% Botswana: 0.5% Namibia: 24.2% Senegal: 1.2% Mali: 2% Mauritania: 0.9% Benin: 2.5% Niger: 3.2% Nigeria: 13.9% Cameroon: 33.9% Togo: 27.9% Ghana: 12.6% Côte d’Ivoire: 10.4% Guinea: 45.4% Guinea-Bissau: 0% Liberia: 18.6% Sierra Leone: 32.2% Burkina Faso: 0.2% Central African Republic: 3% Republic of the Congo: 14.1% Gabon: 30.2% Equatorial Guinea: 48.8% Zambia: 12.5% Malawi: 51.3% Mozambique: 28.7% Eswatini: 83.3% Angola: 17.3% Burundi: 85.7% Israel: 50.8% Lebanon: 92% Madagascar: 56.5% Palestine: 90.4% Gambia: 0% Tunisia: 26.7% Algeria: 14.3% Jordan: 20% United Arab Emirates: 5.1% Qatar: 0% Kuwait: 0% Iraq: 9.1% Oman: 15.6% Vanuatu: 63.7% Cambodia: 20.5% Thailand: 48.6% Laos: 82.9% Myanmar: 67.8% Vietnam: 65.8% North Korea: 89.3% South Korea: 82.9% Mongolia: 46.4% India: 28.1% Bangladesh: 7.4% Bhutan: 99.9% Nepal: 86.2% Pakistan: 47.7% Afghanistan: 68.3% Tajikistan: 93.8% Kyrgyzstan: 91.7% Turkmenistan: 8% Iran: 67.1% Syria: 15.8% Armenia: 89.8% Sweden: 18.7% Belarus: 0% Ukraine: 4.2% Poland: 5.6% Austria: 76.5% Hungary: 12.1% Moldova: 5% Romania: 44.8% Lithuania: 0% Latvia: 0% Estonia: 0% Germany: 19.1% Bulgaria: 58.8% Greece: 73.7% Türkiye: 78.3% Albania: 84.1% Croatia: 49.6% Switzerland: 90.6% Luxembourg: 9.1% Belgium: 4.4% Netherlands: 0% Portugal: 44.8% Spain: 59.7% Ireland: 25.6% New Caledonia: 63.6% Solomon Islands: 64.1% New Zealand: 75.5% Australia: 7.8% Sri Lanka: 36% China: 61.2% Taiwan: 78.5% Italy: 68.3% Denmark: 0% United Kingdom: 33.4% Iceland: 51.7% Azerbaijan: 58.8% Georgia: 85.5% Philippines: 68.7% Malaysia: 65.9% Brunei: 36.4% Slovenia: 83.6% Finland: 1.4% Slovakia: 73% Czechia: 39.6% Eritrea: 71.3% Japan: 72.1% Paraguay: 2% Yemen: 41.1% Saudi Arabia: 13.3% Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 75.6% Morocco: 38.8% Egypt: 11.3% Libya: 2.1% Ethiopia: 58.4% Djibouti: 68.7% Somaliland: No data Uganda: 24.1% Rwanda: 89.5% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 86.7% North Macedonia: 93.3% Serbia: 56.4% Montenegro: 94.9% Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 14.5% South Sudan: 6.1% Japan Bhutan 1 Lesotho 2 Montenegro 3 Tajikistan 4 North Macedonia 5 Guinea-Bissau 161 Qatar 161 Lithuania 161 Latvia 161 Netherlands 161 Lebanon Rwanda Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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× JPN Top 20% / 2017
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ Mountain area shareRankings 34/172 72.1%
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #34 for mountain area share. Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 Bhutan 99.9% 2 Lesotho 98.1% 3 Montenegro 94.9% 4 Tajikistan 93.8% 5 North Macedonia 93.3%
161 Qatar 0% 161 Guinea-Bissau 0% 161 Netherlands 0% 161 Lithuania 0% 161 Latvia 0% 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Mountain area share ranking map Countries and territories whose national geometry is represented in world-atlas 1:110m. This page orders 172 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 Bhutan (99.9%), #2 Lesotho (98.1%), #3 Montenegro (94.9%)
Japan’s position World #34 (72.1%)
Data period 2017 All displayed observations use the reference period above. Check the source and definition before interpreting small differences.
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Mountain area share Full ranking172 countries #13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.7% Profile #121 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15% Profile #123 Trinidad and Tobago 14.5% Profile #125 Republic of the Congo 14.1% Profile #144 United Arab Emirates 5.1% Profile #149 Central African Republic 3% Profile