Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Europe
Europe: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 98,245 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Europe, 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 Europe is 98,245 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Europe peaked at 102,399 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 94,124 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Europe 2nd out of 26 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 102,399 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 102,396 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 102,393 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 101,384 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 101,155 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 101,049 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 101,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99,758 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 99,046 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 98,072 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 97,540 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 97,094 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 95,823 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 95,762 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 95,610 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 95,003 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 94,609 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 94,213 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 94,533 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94,632 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94,743 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94,686 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 94,289 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 94,359 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94,124 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94,351 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96,048 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 98,072 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 98,233 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98,202 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98,245 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,449 1000 ha | 99,758 1000 ha | 102,399 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 96,277 1000 ha | 94,213 1000 ha | 99,046 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,984 1000 ha | 94,124 1000 ha | 98,072 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,227 1000 ha | 98,202 1000 ha | 98,245 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Russian Federation 84,692 1000 ha compare
- 2 Brazil 13,920 1000 ha compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 10,167 1000 ha compare
- 4 Australia 10,031 1000 ha compare
- 5 Argentina 9,204 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Arable land — Area 270,153 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Europe?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Europe was 98,245 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 102,399 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,124 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Europe rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 26 regions with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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.