Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 203,010 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Eastern Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Eastern Africa is 203,010 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Eastern Africa peaked at 206,068 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 177,158 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Eastern Africa 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 179,612 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 179,611 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 179,609 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 179,671 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 179,406 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 179,310 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 179,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 179,688 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 179,416 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 179,325 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 179,216 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 178,936 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 178,343 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 178,170 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 177,894 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 177,650 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 177,403 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 177,158 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 177,182 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 177,185 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 206,068 1000 ha | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 205,944 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 205,656 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 205,650 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 204,983 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 204,665 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 204,119 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 203,720 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 203,672 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 203,198 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 203,010 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179,537 1000 ha | 179,310 1000 ha | 179,688 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 178,351 1000 ha | 177,158 1000 ha | 179,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 199,517 1000 ha | 177,182 1000 ha | 206,068 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,293 1000 ha | 203,010 1000 ha | 203,672 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 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
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,529 1000 ha compare
- 6 Mexico 70,432 1000 ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,227 1000 ha compare
- 7 South Africa 64,444 1000 ha compare
- 8 Canada 58,090 1000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 7,084 1000 ha compare
- 9 Ethiopia 48,006 1000 ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,836 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Eastern Africa?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Eastern Africa was 203,010 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 206,068 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 177,158 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.