Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Australia
Australia: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 179,257 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Australia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Australia stood at 179,257 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Australia peaked at 183,706 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 178,975 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Australia 2nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 183,641 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 183,631 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 183,621 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 183,706 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 183,435 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 183,181 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 182,789 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 182,018 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 181,166 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 180,680 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 180,169 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 179,635 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 179,432 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 179,223 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 179,020 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 178,995 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 179,037 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 178,975 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 179,233 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 179,338 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 179,360 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 179,331 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 179,425 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 179,423 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 179,452 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 179,443 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 179,399 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 179,085 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 179,208 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 179,244 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 179,257 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 179,257 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.4 1000 ha, 1803.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 179,257 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.32 1000 ha, 3870.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 183,253 1000 ha | 182,018 1000 ha | 183,706 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 179,633 1000 ha | 178,975 1000 ha | 181,166 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,349 1000 ha | 179,085 1000 ha | 179,452 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,236 1000 ha | 179,208 1000 ha | 179,257 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 181,702 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 146,572 1000 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 16,720 1000 ha compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13,170 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 136,116 1000 ha compare
- 5 Argentina 98,450 1000 ha compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7,570 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Australia?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Australia was 179,257 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 183,706 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 178,975 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.