Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United States of America

United States of America: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 95,148 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
95,148 1000 ha
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
9th
of 26 groups
All-time high
97,408 1000 ha
in 2012
All-time low
90,896 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United States of America, 2001–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2001201220242001: 94.7k 1000 ha2002: 95.6k 1000 ha2003: 94.7k 1000 ha2004: 95.9k 1000 ha2005: 96.8k 1000 ha2006: 94.8k 1000 ha2007: 92.6k 1000 ha2008: 92.1k 1000 ha2009: 93.3k 1000 ha2010: 93.3k 1000 ha2011: 96.3k 1000 ha2012: 97.4k 1000 ha2013: 97.4k 1000 ha2014: 95.5k 1000 ha2015: 93.8k 1000 ha2016: 92.8k 1000 ha2017: 92.6k 1000 ha2018: 93.5k 1000 ha2019: 93.4k 1000 ha2020: 93.0k 1000 ha2021: 91.7k 1000 ha2022: 90.9k 1000 ha2023: 93.1k 1000 ha2024: 95.1k 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 United States of America stood at 95,148 1000 ha.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in United States of America peaked at 97,408 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90,896 1000 ha, in 2022.

United States of America ranks 9th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United States of America, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 94,696 1000 ha
2002 95,554 1000 ha +0.9%
2003 94,715 1000 ha -0.9%
2004 95,904 1000 ha +1.3%
2005 96,808 1000 ha +0.9%
2006 94,818 1000 ha -2.1%
2007 92,560 1000 ha -2.4%
2008 92,124 1000 ha -0.5%
2009 93,317 1000 ha +1.3%
2010 93,347 1000 ha +0.0%
2011 96,304 1000 ha +3.2%
2012 97,408 1000 ha +1.1%
2013 97,350 1000 ha -0.1%
2014 95,519 1000 ha -1.9%
2015 93,831 1000 ha -1.8%
2016 92,769 1000 ha -1.1%
2017 92,647 1000 ha -0.1%
2018 93,478 1000 ha +0.9%
2019 93,407 1000 ha -0.1%
2020 93,046 1000 ha -0.4%
2021 91,721 1000 ha -1.4%
2022 90,896 1000 ha -0.9%
2023 93,066 1000 ha +2.4%
2024 95,148 1000 ha +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94,500 1000 ha 92,124 1000 ha 96,808 1000 ha 9
2010s 94,606 1000 ha 92,647 1000 ha 97,408 1000 ha 10
2020s 92,775 1000 ha 90,896 1000 ha 95,148 1000 ha 5

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  4. 8 Namibia 41,996 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Botswana 26,484 1000 ha compare
  6. 9 Viet Nam 7.68 1000 ha compare
  7. 10 Somalia 19,530 1000 ha compare
  8. 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.61 1000 ha compare
  9. 11 Ethiopia 13,957 1000 ha compare
  10. 12 Pakistan 13,237 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in United States of America?
Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in United States of America was 95,148 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 97,408 1000 ha in 2012.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 90,896 1000 ha in 2022.
How does United States of America rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
United States of America ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States of 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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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.