Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in South America
South America: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 87,294 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in South America, 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 South America is 87,294 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in South America peaked at 93,255 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 85,042 1000 ha, in 2001.
South America ranks 10th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85,042 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 87,114 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 90,048 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 90,328 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 90,362 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91,246 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 92,430 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 92,494 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 93,255 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92,356 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 91,511 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 90,047 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 88,188 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 87,984 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87,042 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 86,901 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 87,855 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 87,526 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 87,397 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86,100 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 86,935 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 86,819 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 87,672 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 87,294 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90,258 1000 ha | 85,042 1000 ha | 93,255 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 88,681 1000 ha | 86,901 1000 ha | 92,356 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,964 1000 ha | 86,100 1000 ha | 87,672 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 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
- 9 Botswana 26,484 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 7.68 1000 ha compare
- 10 Somalia 19,530 1000 ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 6.39 1000 ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.61 1000 ha compare
- 11 Ethiopia 13,957 1000 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.93 1000 ha compare
- 12 Pakistan 13,237 1000 ha compare
- 13 Morocco 11,159 1000 ha compare
- 13 Polynesia 0.04 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in South America?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in South America was 87,294 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 93,255 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,042 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does South America rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- South America ranks 10th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America 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.