Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in United States of America

United States of America: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 200,630 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
200,630 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
202,283 1000 ha
in 1992
All-time low
199,493 1000 ha
in 2005
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in United States of America, 1992–2022

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1992200720221992: 202.3k 1000 ha1993: 202.2k 1000 ha1994: 202.2k 1000 ha1995: 202.2k 1000 ha1996: 201.8k 1000 ha1997: 201.5k 1000 ha1998: 201.4k 1000 ha1999: 200.5k 1000 ha2000: 200.1k 1000 ha2001: 199.8k 1000 ha2002: 199.8k 1000 ha2003: 199.8k 1000 ha2004: 199.6k 1000 ha2005: 199.5k 1000 ha2006: 199.5k 1000 ha2007: 199.6k 1000 ha2008: 199.6k 1000 ha2009: 199.7k 1000 ha2010: 199.8k 1000 ha2011: 200.0k 1000 ha2012: 200.1k 1000 ha2013: 200.2k 1000 ha2014: 200.2k 1000 ha2015: 200.1k 1000 ha2016: 200.2k 1000 ha2017: 200.2k 1000 ha2018: 200.7k 1000 ha2019: 201.2k 1000 ha2020: 201.2k 1000 ha2021: 200.9k 1000 ha2022: 200.6k 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 United States of America is 200,630 1000 ha, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in United States of America peaked at 202,283 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 199,493 1000 ha, in 2005.

United States of America ranks 7th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in United States of America, 1992 to 2022.
Year 1000 ha Change
1992 202,283 1000 ha
1993 202,244 1000 ha -0.0%
1994 202,210 1000 ha -0.0%
1995 202,173 1000 ha -0.0%
1996 201,801 1000 ha -0.2%
1997 201,520 1000 ha -0.1%
1998 201,351 1000 ha -0.1%
1999 200,491 1000 ha -0.4%
2000 200,053 1000 ha -0.2%
2001 199,843 1000 ha -0.1%
2002 199,848 1000 ha +0.0%
2003 199,752 1000 ha -0.0%
2004 199,578 1000 ha -0.1%
2005 199,493 1000 ha -0.0%
2006 199,530 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 199,577 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 199,646 1000 ha +0.0%
2009 199,672 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 199,807 1000 ha +0.1%
2011 199,987 1000 ha +0.1%
2012 200,086 1000 ha +0.0%
2013 200,166 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 200,151 1000 ha -0.0%
2015 200,140 1000 ha -0.0%
2016 200,200 1000 ha +0.0%
2017 200,170 1000 ha -0.0%
2018 200,744 1000 ha +0.3%
2019 201,172 1000 ha +0.2%
2020 201,183 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 200,936 1000 ha -0.1%
2022 200,630 1000 ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 201,759 1000 ha 200,491 1000 ha 202,283 1000 ha 8
2000s 199,699 1000 ha 199,493 1000 ha 200,053 1000 ha 10
2010s 200,262 1000 ha 199,807 1000 ha 201,172 1000 ha 10
2020s 200,916 1000 ha 200,630 1000 ha 201,183 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13,170 1000 ha compare
  2. 4 Russian Federation 136,116 1000 ha compare
  3. 5 Argentina 98,450 1000 ha compare
  4. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7,570 1000 ha compare
  5. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,529 1000 ha compare
  6. 6 Mexico 70,432 1000 ha compare
  7. 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,227 1000 ha compare
  8. 7 South Africa 64,444 1000 ha compare
  9. 8 Canada 58,090 1000 ha compare
  10. 8 Türkiye 7,084 1000 ha compare
  11. 9 Ethiopia 48,006 1000 ha compare
  12. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,836 1000 ha compare
  13. 10 Sudan (former) 45,490 1000 ha compare
  14. 10 Viet Nam 5,809 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 United States of America?
Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in United States of America was 200,630 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 202,283 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 199,493 1000 ha in 2005.
How does United States of America rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
United States of America ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of 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
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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.