Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 15,227 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 15,227 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eastern Africa peaked at 15,349 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10,778 1000 ha, in 1994.
Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,788 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 10,778 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 10,778 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,842 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 10,868 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 10,915 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 10,983 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 11,095 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 11,275 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 11,320 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 11,341 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 11,356 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 11,467 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11,478 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11,492 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 11,508 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 11,512 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,517 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,538 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 11,560 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 15,346 1000 ha | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 15,349 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15,337 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 15,336 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 15,262 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 15,229 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 15,235 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15,229 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 15,220 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 15,218 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,227 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,881 1000 ha | 10,778 1000 ha | 11,095 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 11,426 1000 ha | 11,275 1000 ha | 11,517 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,542 1000 ha | 11,538 1000 ha | 15,349 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,222 1000 ha | 15,218 1000 ha | 15,227 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 5 Argentina 9,204 1000 ha compare
- 6 Canada 8,197 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan (former) 4,124 1000 ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 208.34 1000 ha compare
- 8 Sweden 3,692 1000 ha compare
- 9 South Sudan 3,687 1000 ha compare
- 10 China 3,297 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 65.36 1000 ha compare
- 11 China, mainland 3,261 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -10.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -18.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eastern Africa?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Eastern Africa was 15,227 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,349 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,778 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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.