Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Europe
Western Europe: Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 3.21 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe is 3.21 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Western Europe peaked at 38.74 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.65 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Western Europe 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.74 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 20.39 1000 ha | -47.4% |
| 2003 | 13.98 1000 ha | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 10.23 1000 ha | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 8.57 1000 ha | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 9.35 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 9.97 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 11.44 1000 ha | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 9.37 1000 ha | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 9.44 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.06 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 8.48 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 7.23 1000 ha | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 7.31 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6.06 1000 ha | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 4.98 1000 ha | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 4.68 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 3.42 1000 ha | -26.9% |
| 2019 | 3.96 1000 ha | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 4.35 1000 ha | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 2.48 1000 ha | -43.0% |
| 2022 | 1.65 1000 ha | -33.5% |
| 2023 | 2.65 1000 ha | +60.6% |
| 2024 | 3.21 1000 ha | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.67 1000 ha | 8.57 1000 ha | 38.74 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.46 1000 ha | 3.42 1000 ha | 9.44 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 1000 ha | 1.65 1000 ha | 4.35 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 22 Kenya 3,985 1000 ha compare
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- 23 Chile 3,817 1000 ha compare
- 24 Peru 3,546 1000 ha compare
- 24 Caribbean 8.53 1000 ha compare
- 25 Angola 3,228 1000 ha compare
- 26 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1 1000 ha compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 3,049 1000 ha compare
- 27 Tunisia 3,024 1000 ha compare
- 28 Iraq 2,796 1000 ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Western Europe?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from modis in Western Europe was 3.21 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 38.74 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Western Europe rank for shrub-covered areas — area from modis?
- Western Europe ranks 25th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.