Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS by country
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...
Countries reporting
201
Highest
431,580 1000 ha
Australia and New Zealand
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
2.93 1000 ha
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
6,390
What the numbers show
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 431,580 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 2.93 1000 ha, and the mean is 8,432 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 1,309.1%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia and New Zealand | 431,580 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 2 | Australia | 431,570 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 20,697 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 331,581 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 9,604 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 82,385 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,461 1000 ha | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 67,972 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 6 | South Africa | 46,474 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 6 | Türkiye | 1,704 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 7 | Mexico | 44,624 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 215.11 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 8 | Namibia | 41,996 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 58.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 9 | Botswana | 26,484 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 7.68 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 10 | Somalia | 19,530 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 10 | Melanesia | 6.39 1000 ha | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 13,957 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5.61 1000 ha | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 12 | Pakistan | 13,237 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.93 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Morocco | 11,159 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 13 | Polynesia | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Algeria | 9,933 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 0.03 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 9,188 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 15 | Micronesia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 16 | India | 7,709 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 7,189 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 5,027 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 4,375 1000 ha | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen | 4,370 1000 ha | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 4,204 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 3,985 1000 ha | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 23 | Chile | 3,817 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 23 | Cabo Verde | 28.82 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 3,546 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 24 | Caribbean | 8.53 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 25 | Angola | 3,228 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 3,049 1000 ha | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 26 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Tunisia | 3,024 1000 ha | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 28 | Iraq | 2,796 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 29 | Sweden | 2,344 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 1,748 1000 ha | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1,416 1000 ha | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 32 | Sudan (former) | 1,314 1000 ha | 2011 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 33 | Madagascar | 1,206 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 34 | Eritrea | 1,178 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 35 | Niger | 1,169 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 36 | Libya | 1,081 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 37 | China | 1,074 1000 ha | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 37 | China, mainland | 1,074 1000 ha | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Finland | 1,031 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 40 | Sudan | 709.05 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 679.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Jordan | 648.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 564.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt | 385.18 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 45 | Djibouti | 342.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 320.39 1000 ha | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 315.21 1000 ha | 2024 | up 134.3% | rising |
| 48 | Mozambique | 310.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 49 | Nigeria | 262.09 1000 ha | 2024 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 50 | Lebanon | 228.72 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 51 | Oman | 194.42 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 52 | Mauritania | 120.79 1000 ha | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Palestine | 106.27 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 54 | Greenland | 97.81 1000 ha | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 90.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 48.9% | flat |
| 56 | Mali | 89.97 1000 ha | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Mongolia | 74.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 58 | Ecuador | 70.98 1000 ha | 2024 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 59 | Israel | 67.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 60 | Western Sahara | 61.18 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 61 | Lesotho | 55.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 72.3% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 55.1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Zambia | 49.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Chad | 45.98 1000 ha | 2024 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 65 | Japan | 42.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Rwanda | 37.53 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 67 | Eswatini | 35.19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Thailand | 29.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Indonesia | 27.49 1000 ha | 2024 | down 73.7% | flat |
| 70 | Greece | 20.88 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 71 | Kuwait | 15.41 1000 ha | 2024 | up 295.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 14.96 1000 ha | 2024 | down 54.1% | rising |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 14.44 1000 ha | 2022 | up 64.7% | falling |
| 74 | Iceland | 13.77 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Ghana | 13.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 76 | New Zealand | 10.13 1000 ha | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 77 | Portugal | 9.97 1000 ha | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Burundi | 9.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 9.89 1000 ha | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Malawi | 6.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Croatia | 6.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 6.17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Qatar | 5.27 1000 ha | 2024 | up 132.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Cambodia | 5.09 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Italy | 4.75 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Haiti | 4.5 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 87 | Réunion | 4.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 88 | Congo | 4.15 1000 ha | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Cyprus | 3.09 1000 ha | 2024 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 90 | Papua New Guinea | 2.93 1000 ha | 2024 | down 70.1% | falling |
| 91 | New Caledonia | 2.87 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 92 | France | 2.61 1000 ha | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 2.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 2.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Myanmar | 1.82 1000 ha | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Ukraine | 1.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,309.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Benin | 1.51 1000 ha | 2024 | down 57.3% | rising |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.44 1000 ha | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 99 | French Southern Territories | 1.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Cuba | 1.17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 101 | Bahrain | 1.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 102 | Cameroon | 0.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 103 | Guyana | 0.85 1000 ha | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 103 | Honduras | 0.85 1000 ha | 2024 | down 66.5% | flat |
| 105 | South Sudan | 0.79 1000 ha | 2024 | down 72.1% | falling |
| 106 | Malaysia | 0.72 1000 ha | 2024 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 0.57 1000 ha | 2024 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 109 | Antarctica | 0.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Fiji | 0.48 1000 ha | 2024 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 0.41 1000 ha | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 111 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.41 1000 ha | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Philippines | 0.37 1000 ha | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Switzerland | 0.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 43.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Comoros | 0.34 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 116 | Gabon | 0.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Guatemala | 0.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | 0.28 1000 ha | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Poland | 0.27 1000 ha | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Austria | 0.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Bahamas | 0.21 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Liberia | 0.13 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Togo | 0.13 1000 ha | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Hungary | 0.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Vanuatu | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Paraguay | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Romania | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0.05 1000 ha | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 130 | French Polynesia | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 130 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Bhutan | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Jamaica | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritius | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Gambia | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 135 | El Salvador | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.01 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Aruba | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Armenia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Belgium | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Bangladesh | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Belarus | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Barbados | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Czechia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Germany | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Denmark | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Estonia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Faroe Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Guam | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Isle of Man | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Ireland | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Kiribati | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Liechtenstein | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Lithuania | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Latvia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Montenegro | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Singapore | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Suriname | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovakia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | French Guiana | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Martinique | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Montserrat | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Republic of Korea | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.36 million 1000 ha
- Asia 81,973 1000 ha
- Oceania 431,586 1000 ha
- Europe 344,248 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 331,583 1000 ha
- Americas 309,564 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 3,285 1000 ha
- Africa 188,539 1000 ha
- Northern America 177,631 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 115,045 1000 ha
- United States of America 95,148 1000 ha
- South America 87,294 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 48,833 1000 ha
- Central America 44,631 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 42,109 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 26,352 1000 ha
- Western Asia 18,392 1000 ha
- Central Asia 13,483 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 8,451 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 7,593 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 5,070 1000 ha
- Western Africa 1,747 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 1,192 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 73.55 1000 ha
- Western Europe 3.21 1000 ha
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.