Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Georgia

Georgia: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 9.89 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
9.89 1000 ha
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
79th
of 223 countries
All-time high
87.64 1000 ha
in 2003
All-time low
6.8 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Georgia, 2001–2024

0204060802001201220242001: 44.4 1000 ha2002: 50.1 1000 ha2003: 87.6 1000 ha2004: 73.7 1000 ha2005: 45.7 1000 ha2006: 31.9 1000 ha2007: 33.2 1000 ha2008: 24.1 1000 ha2009: 31.7 1000 ha2010: 28.8 1000 ha2011: 34.1 1000 ha2012: 32.8 1000 ha2013: 18.7 1000 ha2014: 13.8 1000 ha2015: 12 1000 ha2016: 10.8 1000 ha2017: 13.1 1000 ha2018: 17.3 1000 ha2019: 18.9 1000 ha2020: 11.9 1000 ha2021: 8 1000 ha2022: 6.8 1000 ha2023: 7.4 1000 ha2024: 9.9 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 9.89 1000 ha for shrub-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.

That represents a change of up 33.3% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Georgia peaked at 87.64 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.8 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Georgia 79th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Georgia, year by year

Annual values for Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Georgia, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 44.42 1000 ha —
2002 50.1 1000 ha +12.8%
2003 87.64 1000 ha +74.9%
2004 73.65 1000 ha -16.0%
2005 45.71 1000 ha -37.9%
2006 31.87 1000 ha -30.3%
2007 33.18 1000 ha +4.1%
2008 24.13 1000 ha -27.3%
2009 31.74 1000 ha +31.5%
2010 28.81 1000 ha -9.2%
2011 34.15 1000 ha +18.5%
2012 32.75 1000 ha -4.1%
2013 18.66 1000 ha -43.0%
2014 13.76 1000 ha -26.3%
2015 11.98 1000 ha -12.9%
2016 10.84 1000 ha -9.5%
2017 13.12 1000 ha +21.0%
2018 17.29 1000 ha +31.8%
2019 18.88 1000 ha +9.2%
2020 11.93 1000 ha -36.8%
2021 8 1000 ha -32.9%
2022 6.8 1000 ha -15.0%
2023 7.42 1000 ha +9.1%
2024 9.89 1000 ha +33.3%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 9.89 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.445 1000 ha, 22.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 9.89 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.06 1000 ha, 164.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 46.94 1000 ha 24.13 1000 ha 87.64 1000 ha 9
2010s 20.02 1000 ha 10.84 1000 ha 34.15 1000 ha 10
2020s 8.81 1000 ha 6.8 1000 ha 11.93 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 76 New Zealand 10.13 1000 ha compare
  2. 77 Portugal 9.97 1000 ha compare
  3. 78 Burundi 9.94 1000 ha compare
  4. 80 Malawi 6.6 1000 ha compare
  5. 81 Croatia 6.32 1000 ha compare
  6. 82 Burkina Faso 6.17 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Georgia?
Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Georgia was 9.89 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 Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 87.64 1000 ha in 2003.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Georgia rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
Georgia ranks 79th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Georgia 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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Indicator
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.