Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central America
Central America: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 44,631 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central America, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central America recorded 44,631 1000 ha for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Central America peaked at 46,199 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 36,793 1000 ha, in 2008.
That places Central America 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46,199 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 44,622 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 42,758 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 42,341 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 43,990 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 41,464 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 39,781 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 36,793 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 38,769 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 39,007 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 43,741 1000 ha | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 45,530 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 42,810 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 40,990 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 40,850 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 40,755 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 42,187 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 42,790 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 43,847 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 43,720 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 42,615 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 40,715 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 44,382 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 44,631 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,858 1000 ha | 36,793 1000 ha | 46,199 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 42,251 1000 ha | 39,007 1000 ha | 45,530 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,213 1000 ha | 40,715 1000 ha | 44,631 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 9 Botswana 26,484 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 7.68 1000 ha compare
- 10 Somalia 19,530 1000 ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 6.39 1000 ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.61 1000 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia 13,957 1000 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.93 1000 ha compare
- 12 Pakistan 13,237 1000 ha compare
- 13 Morocco 11,159 1000 ha compare
- 13 Polynesia 0.04 1000 ha compare
- 14 Algeria 9,933 1000 ha compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.03 1000 ha compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha
- 15 Turkmenistan 9,188 1000 ha compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Central America?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Central America was 44,631 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 46,199 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,793 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Central America rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Central America ranks 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central 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 MODIS. 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.