South Africa vs Syrian Arab Republic: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS over time
- South Africa
- Syrian Arab Republic
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 46,474 1000 ha against 3,461 1000 ha in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 43,013 1000 ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 13.4 times Syrian Arab Republic's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 6th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 4th of 223 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Syrian Arab Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48,292 1000 ha | 2,894 1000 ha | 45,398 1000 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 47,977 1000 ha | 2,588 1000 ha | 45,389 1000 ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 45,241 1000 ha | 3,641 1000 ha | 41,599 1000 ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher shrub-covered areas — area from modis, South Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?
- South Africa, at 46,474 1000 ha against 3,461 1000 ha in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in shrub-covered areas — area from modis between South Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 43,013 1000 ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- South Africa ranks 6th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 4th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.