What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Middle Africa?

Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Middle Africa was 54,651 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 Middle Africa?

The highest recorded value was 58,190 1000 ha in 1992.

What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Middle Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 54,472 1000 ha in 2017.

How does Middle Africa rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

Middle Africa ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2022.

Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Middle Africa?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Middle 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.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Middle Africa

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

Middle Africa: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 54,651 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)

54,651 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.2%

Rank

15th

of 29 groups

All-time high

58,190 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

54,472 1000 ha

in 2017

Years of data

1992–2022

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Middle Africa, 1992–2022

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

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 54,651 1000 ha for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Middle Africa peaked at 58,190 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 54,472 1000 ha, in 2017.

That places Middle Africa 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	57,990 1000 ha	57,674 1000 ha	58,190 1000 ha	8
2000s	56,080 1000 ha	54,880 1000 ha	57,358 1000 ha	10
2010s	54,741 1000 ha	54,472 1000 ha	54,958 1000 ha	10
2020s	54,589 1000 ha	54,549 1000 ha	54,651 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

12 South Sudan 28,213 1000 ha compare
13 China 23,500 1000 ha compare
14 China, mainland 23,458 1000 ha compare
15 Angola 23,151 1000 ha compare
16 Kazakhstan 22,500 1000 ha compare
17 India 21,353 1000 ha compare
18 Kenya 20,127 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Middle Africa

Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
Wood fuel — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (2024)

All data for Middle Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Middle Africa?: Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Middle Africa was 54,651 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 Middle Africa?: The highest recorded value was 58,190 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Middle Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 54,472 1000 ha in 2017.
How does Middle Africa rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: Middle Africa ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Middle Africa?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Middle 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

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.