Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Europe
Europe: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 344,248 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Europe is 344,248 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Europe peaked at 359,140 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 338,199 1000 ha, in 2017.
Europe ranks 3rd of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 347,839 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 357,443 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 357,640 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 357,910 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 359,140 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 356,549 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 353,849 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 353,415 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 355,204 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 355,970 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 355,816 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 354,775 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 353,013 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 348,179 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 343,054 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 343,254 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 338,199 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 341,118 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 347,382 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 347,056 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 346,208 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 342,916 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 343,502 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 344,248 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 355,443 1000 ha | 347,839 1000 ha | 359,140 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 348,076 1000 ha | 338,199 1000 ha | 355,970 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 344,786 1000 ha | 342,916 1000 ha | 347,056 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 431,580 1000 ha compare
- 2 Australia 431,570 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 20,697 1000 ha compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9,604 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 331,581 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 82,385 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 3,461 1000 ha compare
- 5 Argentina 67,972 1000 ha compare
- 6 South Africa 46,474 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 1,704 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Europe?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Europe was 344,248 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 359,140 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 338,199 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Europe rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe 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.