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 40th out of 240 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (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 40th out of 240 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.