Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in China
China: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 1,074 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in China, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in China stood at 1,074 1000 ha.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in China peaked at 5,501 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 962.04 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places China 37th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,501 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,215 1000 ha | -59.7% |
| 2003 | 1,916 1000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 2,245 1000 ha | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 1,941 1000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 1,673 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 1,469 1000 ha | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 1,241 1000 ha | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 1,266 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,402 1000 ha | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 1,382 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,404 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,534 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 1,522 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,460 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1,476 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1,447 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,473 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,438 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1,355 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1,236 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 962.04 1000 ha | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 1,016 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1,074 1000 ha | +5.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,074 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.445 1000 ha, 2414.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 1,074 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37 1000 ha, 2903.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,163 1000 ha | 1,241 1000 ha | 5,501 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,454 1000 ha | 1,382 1000 ha | 1,534 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,129 1000 ha | 962.04 1000 ha | 1,355 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in China?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in China was 1,074 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 5,501 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 962.04 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does China rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- China ranks 37th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.