Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Mexico

Mexico: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 44,624 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
44,624 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
7th
of 223 countries
All-time high
46,157 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
36,761 1000 ha
in 2008
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2001201220242001: 46.2k 1000 ha2002: 44.6k 1000 ha2003: 42.7k 1000 ha2004: 42.3k 1000 ha2005: 44.0k 1000 ha2006: 41.4k 1000 ha2007: 39.8k 1000 ha2008: 36.8k 1000 ha2009: 38.7k 1000 ha2010: 39.0k 1000 ha2011: 43.7k 1000 ha2012: 45.5k 1000 ha2013: 42.8k 1000 ha2014: 41.0k 1000 ha2015: 40.8k 1000 ha2016: 40.7k 1000 ha2017: 42.2k 1000 ha2018: 42.8k 1000 ha2019: 43.8k 1000 ha2020: 43.7k 1000 ha2021: 42.6k 1000 ha2022: 40.7k 1000 ha2023: 44.4k 1000 ha2024: 44.6k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Mexico stood at 44,624 1000 ha.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Mexico peaked at 46,157 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 36,761 1000 ha, in 2008.

Mexico ranks 7th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Mexico, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 46,157 1000 ha —
2002 44,594 1000 ha -3.4%
2003 42,738 1000 ha -4.2%
2004 42,321 1000 ha -1.0%
2005 43,969 1000 ha +3.9%
2006 41,445 1000 ha -5.7%
2007 39,761 1000 ha -4.1%
2008 36,761 1000 ha -7.5%
2009 38,731 1000 ha +5.4%
2010 38,979 1000 ha +0.6%
2011 43,720 1000 ha +12.2%
2012 45,514 1000 ha +4.1%
2013 42,795 1000 ha -6.0%
2014 40,976 1000 ha -4.3%
2015 40,833 1000 ha -0.3%
2016 40,738 1000 ha -0.2%
2017 42,171 1000 ha +3.5%
2018 42,768 1000 ha +1.4%
2019 43,829 1000 ha +2.5%
2020 43,707 1000 ha -0.3%
2021 42,595 1000 ha -2.5%
2022 40,697 1000 ha -4.5%
2023 44,366 1000 ha +9.0%
2024 44,624 1000 ha +0.6%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 44,624 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.445 1000 ha, 100277.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 44,624 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.05 1000 ha, 892472.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41,831 1000 ha 36,761 1000 ha 46,157 1000 ha 9
2010s 42,232 1000 ha 38,979 1000 ha 45,514 1000 ha 10
2020s 43,198 1000 ha 40,697 1000 ha 44,624 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 4 Canada 82,385 1000 ha compare
  2. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 3,461 1000 ha compare
  3. 5 Argentina 67,972 1000 ha compare
  4. 6 South Africa 46,474 1000 ha compare
  5. 6 Türkiye 1,704 1000 ha compare
  6. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 215.11 1000 ha compare
  7. 8 Namibia 41,996 1000 ha compare
  8. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 58.8 1000 ha compare
  9. 9 Botswana 26,484 1000 ha compare
  10. 9 Viet Nam 7.68 1000 ha compare
  11. 10 Somalia 19,530 1000 ha compare
  12. 10 Melanesia 6.39 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Mexico?
Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Mexico was 44,624 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 46,157 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 36,761 1000 ha in 2008.
How does Mexico rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
Mexico ranks 7th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mexico 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.