Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in South America

South America: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 312,744 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
312,744 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
2nd
of 44 regions
All-time high
314,171 1000 ha
in 2014
All-time low
305,436 1000 ha
in 1992
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in South America, 1992–2022

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1992200720221992: 305.4k 1000 ha1993: 305.9k 1000 ha1994: 305.9k 1000 ha1995: 306.2k 1000 ha1996: 305.9k 1000 ha1997: 305.7k 1000 ha1998: 306.0k 1000 ha1999: 306.4k 1000 ha2000: 306.0k 1000 ha2001: 306.1k 1000 ha2002: 306.2k 1000 ha2003: 306.6k 1000 ha2004: 309.4k 1000 ha2005: 309.7k 1000 ha2006: 310.1k 1000 ha2007: 310.6k 1000 ha2008: 311.3k 1000 ha2009: 311.8k 1000 ha2010: 312.7k 1000 ha2011: 313.4k 1000 ha2012: 313.8k 1000 ha2013: 314.1k 1000 ha2014: 314.2k 1000 ha2015: 314.2k 1000 ha2016: 313.6k 1000 ha2017: 313.4k 1000 ha2018: 313.8k 1000 ha2019: 313.8k 1000 ha2020: 313.7k 1000 ha2021: 313.3k 1000 ha2022: 312.7k 1000 ha

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 South America is 312,744 1000 ha, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in South America peaked at 314,171 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 305,436 1000 ha, in 1992.

South America ranks 2nd of 44 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 305,919 1000 ha 305,436 1000 ha 306,365 1000 ha 8
2000s 308,802 1000 ha 306,029 1000 ha 311,821 1000 ha 10
2010s 313,700 1000 ha 312,748 1000 ha 314,171 1000 ha 10
2020s 313,265 1000 ha 312,744 1000 ha 313,704 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 1 Australia and New Zealand 181,702 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Australia 179,257 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Brazil 146,572 1000 ha compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 136,116 1000 ha compare
  5. 5 Argentina 98,450 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in South America?
Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in South America was 312,744 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 314,171 1000 ha in 2014.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 305,436 1000 ha in 1992.
How does South America rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
South America ranks 2nd out of 44 regions with data for 2022.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South America 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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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

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.