Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 1,314 1000 ha in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
1,314 1000 ha
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
35th
of 240 countries
All-time high
1,690 1000 ha
in 2002
All-time low
1,040 1000 ha
in 2007
Years of data
11
2001–2011

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Sudan (former), 2001–2011

05001.0k1.5k2001200620112001: 1.6k 1000 ha2002: 1.7k 1000 ha2003: 1.5k 1000 ha2004: 1.6k 1000 ha2005: 1.4k 1000 ha2006: 1.1k 1000 ha2007: 1.0k 1000 ha2008: 1.1k 1000 ha2009: 1.2k 1000 ha2010: 1.2k 1000 ha2011: 1.3k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2011, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Sudan (former) stood at 1,314 1000 ha.

The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Sudan (former) peaked at 1,690 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,040 1000 ha, in 2007.

That places Sudan (former) 35th out of 240 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,354 1000 ha 1,040 1000 ha 1,690 1000 ha 9
2010s 1,237 1000 ha 1,159 1000 ha 1,314 1000 ha 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 32 Brazil 1,748 1000 ha compare
  2. 33 Türkiye 1,704 1000 ha compare
  3. 34 Zimbabwe 1,416 1000 ha compare
  4. 36 Madagascar 1,206 1000 ha compare
  5. 37 Eritrea 1,178 1000 ha compare
  6. 38 Niger 1,169 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Sudan (former)?
Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Sudan (former) was 1,314 1000 ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 1,690 1000 ha in 2002.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,040 1000 ha in 2007.
How does Sudan (former) rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
Sudan (former) ranks 35th out of 240 countries with data for 2011.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan (former) 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

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
Last refreshed

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.