Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 3,285 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Middle Africa, 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 Middle Africa stood at 3,285 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Middle Africa peaked at 6,261 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,285 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Middle Africa 5th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,261 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 6,085 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 6,143 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,739 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 5,977 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 5,476 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 5,008 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 4,297 1000 ha | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 3,898 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 3,850 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,430 1000 ha | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 3,356 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3,594 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 3,802 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 4,130 1000 ha | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 4,034 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 4,120 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4,305 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 4,340 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,159 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4,230 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,665 1000 ha | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 3,441 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 3,285 1000 ha | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,432 1000 ha | 3,898 1000 ha | 6,261 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,896 1000 ha | 3,356 1000 ha | 4,340 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,756 1000 ha | 3,285 1000 ha | 4,230 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 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
- 7 Mexico 44,624 1000 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 215.11 1000 ha compare
- 8 Namibia 41,996 1000 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 58.8 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Middle Africa?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Middle Africa was 3,285 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6,261 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,285 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Middle Africa rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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.