Mountains and Mountain Forests
Global Statistical Summary
Mountain area statistics by region (Km2)
|
REGION
|
>=
4500m
|
3500-
4500m
|
2500-
3500m
|
1500-
2500m & slope>=2°
|
1000-
1500m & slope >=5° or local elevation range >300
|
300-1000m
& local elevation range >300
|
TOTAL
|
| North America |
197
|
11417
|
200830
|
1092881
|
1104529
|
1840140
|
4249994
|
| Central America |
38
|
968
|
67127
|
353586
|
259367
|
412215
|
1093301
|
| Caribbean |
32
|
2809
|
5528
|
38322
|
46691
|
||
| South America |
154542
|
583848
|
374380
|
454417
|
465061
|
970707
|
3002955
|
| Europe |
|
225
|
497886
|
145838
|
345255
|
1222104
|
2211308
|
| Africa |
73
|
4859
|
101058
|
559559
|
947066
|
1348382
|
2960997
|
| Middle East |
40363
|
128790
|
339954
|
906461
|
721135
|
733836
|
2870539
|
| Russian Federation |
31
|
1122
|
31360
|
360503
|
947368
|
2961976
|
4302360
|
| Far East |
1409259
|
741876
|
627342
|
895837
|
683221
|
1329942
|
5687477
|
| Continental South East Asia |
170445
|
107974
|
97754
|
211425
|
330574
|
931217
|
1849389
|
| Insular South East Asia |
22
|
4366
|
34376
|
120405
|
157970
|
599756
|
916895
|
| Australia |
|
|
385
|
18718
|
158645
|
177748
|
|
| Oceania |
|
|
41
|
7745
|
29842
|
118010
|
155638
|
| Antarctica |
17
|
1119112
|
4530978
|
165674
|
144524
|
327840
|
6288145
|
|
TOTAL
|
1774987
|
2704557
|
6903118
|
5277525
|
6160158
|
12993092
|
35813437
|
Areas of different forest types occurring in each mountain class (Km2)
|
Forest
Type
|
>=
4500m
|
3500-
4500m
|
2500-3500m
|
1500-2500m
& slope>=2°
|
1000-1500m
& slope >=5° or local elevation range >300
|
300-1000m
& local elevation range >300
|
TOTAL
|
| Tropical (& subtropical) moist forests |
19359
|
83597
|
139607
|
399656
|
482061
|
1197610
|
2321890
|
| Tropical (& subtropical) dry forests |
183
|
15054
|
35293
|
50565
|
107267
|
343390
|
551752
|
| Temperate and boreal deciduous needleleaf forests |
|
|
151809
|
547984
|
788684
|
1377105
|
2890544
|
| Temperate and boreal evergreen needleleaf forests |
2008
|
22954
|
1241
|
76209
|
313908
|
985600
|
1376958
|
| Temperate and boreal deciduous broadleaf and mixed forests |
1713
|
19832
|
122858
|
476865
|
441055
|
1275723
|
2338046
|
|
TOTAL
|
23263
|
141437
|
450808
|
1551279
|
2132975
|
5179428
|
9479190
|
Sources
Mountains derived from U.S. Geological Survey National
Mapping Division, EROS Data Center (EDC) (1996) Global 30 Arc Second Elevation
Data (GTOPO30)
Forests derived from UNEP-WCMC's global forest cover dataset, an update of
Iremonger,
S., Ravilious, C.
and Quinton, T. (Eds.) (1997). A global overview of forest conservation.
CD-ROM. UNEP-WCMC and CIFOR, Cambridge, United Kingdom. CD-ROM.
Disclaimer
The geographical designations in these maps do not imply the expression of any opinion on the part of UNEP-WCMC concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.