Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Africa
Africa: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 25,882 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Africa stood at 25,882 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Africa peaked at 26,097 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25,108 1000 ha, in 1994.
Africa ranks 6th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 25,119 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 25,108 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 25,108 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 25,261 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 25,273 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 25,320 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 25,398 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 25,510 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 25,688 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 25,769 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 25,813 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 25,865 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 25,991 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 26,009 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 26,019 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26,040 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 26,048 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26,057 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26,082 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 26,097 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26,029 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26,025 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 25,994 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 25,993 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 25,868 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 25,829 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25,856 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 25,862 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25,853 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 25,863 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25,882 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,262 1000 ha | 25,108 1000 ha | 25,510 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 25,930 1000 ha | 25,688 1000 ha | 26,057 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,963 1000 ha | 25,829 1000 ha | 26,097 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,866 1000 ha | 25,853 1000 ha | 25,882 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 10,167 1000 ha compare
- 4 Australia 10,031 1000 ha compare
- 5 Argentina 9,204 1000 ha compare
- 6 Canada 8,197 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan (former) 4,124 1000 ha compare
- 8 Sweden 3,692 1000 ha compare
- 9 South Sudan 3,687 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Africa?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Africa was 25,882 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26,097 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,108 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Africa rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from CCI_LC. 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.