Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 8,624 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) stood at 8,624 1000 ha.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27) peaked at 8,665 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7,925 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places European Union (27) 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8,656 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 8,665 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 8,664 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,594 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 8,578 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 8,591 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 8,615 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 8,543 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 8,547 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8,417 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 8,386 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 8,357 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8,227 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 8,214 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 8,183 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 8,099 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 7,996 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 7,935 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 7,950 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 7,982 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 7,984 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7,981 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,939 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,925 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7,956 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8,187 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 8,496 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8,522 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 8,539 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 8,624 1000 ha | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,613 1000 ha | 8,543 1000 ha | 8,665 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 8,236 1000 ha | 7,935 1000 ha | 8,547 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,034 1000 ha | 7,925 1000 ha | 8,496 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,562 1000 ha | 8,522 1000 ha | 8,624 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 106.02 1000 ha compare
- 8 Sweden 3,692 1000 ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 91.59 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
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 9.69 1000 ha compare
- 12 Paraguay 3,056 1000 ha compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 7.72 1000 ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0.99 1000 ha compare
- 13 Zambia 2,841 1000 ha compare
- 14 Norway 2,742 1000 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 0.04 1000 ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27)?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27) was 8,624 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,665 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,925 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does European Union (27) rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- European Union (27) ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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.