What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China, Macao SAR?

Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China, Macao SAR was 0.03 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 China, Macao SAR?

The highest recorded value was 0.03 1000 ha in 1999.

What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in China, Macao SAR?

The lowest recorded value was 0.02 1000 ha in 1992.

How does China, Macao SAR rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

China, Macao SAR ranks 230th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this China, Macao SAR 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.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in China, Macao SAR

Name: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in China, Macao SAR
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

China, Macao SAR: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 0.03 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

0.03 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

230th

of 241 countries

All-time high

0.03 1000 ha

in 1999

All-time low

0.02 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in China, Macao SAR, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

China, Macao SAR recorded 0.03 1000 ha for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China, Macao SAR peaked at 0.03 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.02 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places China, Macao SAR 230th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.0213 1000 ha	0.02 1000 ha	0.03 1000 ha	8
2000s	0.03 1000 ha	0.03 1000 ha	0.03 1000 ha	10
2010s	0.03 1000 ha	0.03 1000 ha	0.03 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.03 1000 ha	0.03 1000 ha	0.03 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR

227 Dominica 0.06 1000 ha compare
228 Tuvalu 0.05 1000 ha compare
229 Marshall Islands 0.04 1000 ha compare
230 British Virgin Islands 0.03 1000 ha compare
232 Bermuda 0.01 1000 ha compare
232 Naoero 0.01 1000 ha compare
232 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0.01 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for China, Macao SAR

Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 87.26 1000 USD (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Sawnwood — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Production 1,000 m3 (2024)
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 6,196 m3 (2024)
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 6,196 m3 (2024)

All data for China, Macao SAR →

Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China, Macao SAR?: Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in China, Macao SAR was 0.03 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 China, Macao SAR?: The highest recorded value was 0.03 1000 ha in 1999.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in China, Macao SAR?: The lowest recorded value was 0.02 1000 ha in 1992.
How does China, Macao SAR rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: China, Macao SAR ranks 230th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Macao SAR 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

Indicator: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.