Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Europe
Europe: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 161,371 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Europe, 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 Europe is 161,371 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Europe peaked at 161,371 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 142,977 1000 ha, in 1995.
Europe ranks 9th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 143,262 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 143,255 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 143,248 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 142,977 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 143,254 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 143,492 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 143,788 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 144,856 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 146,004 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 146,525 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 146,829 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 146,870 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 147,580 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 147,771 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 147,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 148,121 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 148,544 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 149,152 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 149,802 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 150,684 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 151,258 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 151,505 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 152,116 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 152,612 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 152,107 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 152,503 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 156,009 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 159,581 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 160,424 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 160,820 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 161,371 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143,516 1000 ha | 142,977 1000 ha | 144,856 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 147,522 1000 ha | 146,004 1000 ha | 149,152 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 152,818 1000 ha | 149,802 1000 ha | 159,581 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 160,872 1000 ha | 160,424 1000 ha | 161,371 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 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
- 10 Sudan (former) 45,490 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 5,809 1000 ha compare
- 11 Botswana 44,738 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 907.08 1000 ha compare
- 12 Somalia 36,754 1000 ha compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 236.79 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Europe?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Europe was 161,371 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 161,371 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,977 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does Europe rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Europe ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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.