Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 8,451 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 8,451 1000 ha for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in European Union (27) peaked at 9,314 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8,070 1000 ha, in 2004.
European Union (27) ranks 17th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,841 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 8,660 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 8,643 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 8,070 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 9,205 1000 ha | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 9,314 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 8,874 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 8,844 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 8,901 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8,696 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 8,682 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9,103 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 8,244 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 8,531 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 8,460 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 8,501 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 8,567 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 8,652 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9,049 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 8,574 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 8,213 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 8,133 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 8,598 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 8,451 1000 ha | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,817 1000 ha | 8,070 1000 ha | 9,314 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,648 1000 ha | 8,244 1000 ha | 9,103 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,394 1000 ha | 8,133 1000 ha | 8,598 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 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
- 16 India 7,709 1000 ha compare
- 17 Afghanistan 7,189 1000 ha compare
- 18 Spain 5,027 1000 ha compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 4,375 1000 ha compare
- 20 Yemen 4,370 1000 ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in European Union (27)?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in European Union (27) was 8,451 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 9,314 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,070 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does European Union (27) rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- European Union (27) ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.