What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Western Asia?

Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Western Asia was 18,392 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 Western Asia?

The highest recorded value was 19,492 1000 ha in 2022.

What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Western Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 14,149 1000 ha in 2013.

How does Western Asia rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?

Western Asia ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.

Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Western Asia?

Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Western Asia 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.

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Asia

Name: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Western Asia: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 18,392 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

18,392 1000 ha

Change on year

down 4.9%

Rank

17th

of 29 groups

All-time high

19,492 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

14,149 1000 ha

in 2013

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia stood at 18,392 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Western Asia peaked at 19,492 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,149 1000 ha, in 2013.

Western Asia ranks 17th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	15,813 1000 ha	15,130 1000 ha	16,621 1000 ha	9
2010s	14,988 1000 ha	14,149 1000 ha	16,533 1000 ha	10
2020s	18,747 1000 ha	17,259 1000 ha	19,492 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

14 Algeria 9,933 1000 ha compare
15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9,604 1000 ha compare
16 Turkmenistan 9,188 1000 ha compare
17 India 7,709 1000 ha compare
18 Afghanistan 7,189 1000 ha compare
19 Spain 5,027 1000 ha compare
20 Saudi Arabia 4,375 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Western Asia

Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 106.1 USD (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 386,319 t (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.43 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 16.62 % (2024)
Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Western Asia?: Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Western Asia was 18,392 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 Western Asia?: The highest recorded value was 19,492 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Western Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 14,149 1000 ha in 2013.
How does Western Asia rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?: Western Asia ranks 17th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Western Asia?: Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Asia 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: 12 August 2026

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.