15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered was 1,938 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 1,938 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in 2021.
That represents a change of up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 1,940 km2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 720.3 km2, in 2000.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 39th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrub-covered in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 720.3 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 811.1 km2 | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 1,570 km2 | +93.6% |
| 2015 | 1,940 km2 | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 1,939 km2 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,938 km2 | -0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1,938 km2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.7 km2, 20.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1,938 km2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 196.1 km2, 9.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 765.7 km2 | 720.3 km2 | 811.1 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,816 km2 | 1,570 km2 | 1,940 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,938 km2 | 1,938 km2 | 1,938 km2 | 1 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 49.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4,567 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 1,938 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 1,940 km2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 720.3 km2 in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrub-covered?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 39th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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