Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Central America
Central America: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 181.6 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Central America, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Central America is 181.6 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Central America peaked at 254.35 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 168.34 1000 ha, in 2015.
Central America ranks 24th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 254.35 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 254.05 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 253.77 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 229.33 1000 ha | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 227.26 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 225.15 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 223.34 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 223.35 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 221.27 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 210.06 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 200.4 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 187.5 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 180.2 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 174.49 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 172.59 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 171.6 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 170.06 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 168.98 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 168.6 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 168.97 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 168.81 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 168.39 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 168.59 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 168.34 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 171.59 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 172.61 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 173.96 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 175.96 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 177.76 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 181.03 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 181.6 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 236.32 1000 ha | 223.34 1000 ha | 254.35 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 185.72 1000 ha | 168.98 1000 ha | 221.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 170.58 1000 ha | 168.34 1000 ha | 175.96 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 180.13 1000 ha | 177.76 1000 ha | 181.6 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 83.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 321,062 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Central America?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Central America was 181.6 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 254.35 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.34 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Central America rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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.