15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 4,070 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Australia and New Zealand stood at 4,070 km2. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4,070 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,051 km2, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,051 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 2,255 km2 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 2,482 km2 | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 2,215 km2 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 3,143 km2 | +41.9% |
| 2021 | 4,070 km2 | +29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,153 km2 | 2,051 km2 | 2,255 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,613 km2 | 2,215 km2 | 3,143 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 4,070 km2 | 4,070 km2 | 4,070 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Australia and New Zealand?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Australia and New Zealand was 4,070 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4,070 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,051 km2 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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