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Mountain Green Cover Index
Year Value
2000 99.89726
2010 99.88393
2015 99.86006
2018 99.85783

Source: MPS(Mountain Partnership Secretariat), FAO(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: Mountain Green Cover Index

Data type

Estimated data by international organizations (Type2)
This is Korean data prepared by international organizations through estimation and modeling.
If there are no national data corresponding to UN SDGs indicators, international data are available for monitoring.
Indicator name

Mountain Green Cover Index
Definition

The changes of green vegetation in mountain areas - i.e. forest, shrubs, trees, pasture land, cropland, etc.
Data collection

Collect Earth provides globally available data and images to monitor the temporal changes since 2000. The indicator offers 99% accuracy globally with lower accuracy for smaller countries. An increasing number of countries are expanding data collection
Organizations

MPS(Mountain Partnership Secretariat), FAO(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Periodicity

Irregular
Metadata https://kostat-sdg-kor.github.io/sdg-indicators/public/data/Metadata-15-04-02_ENG.pdf opens in a new window

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Mountain Green Cover Index
Target name

By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
Organizations

MPS(Mountain Partnership Secretariat), FAO(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
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