Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 12,386 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern 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 Northern Europe is 12,386 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe peaked at 13,176 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11,662 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Northern Europe 9th 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13,176 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 13,174 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 13,173 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 13,054 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 13,016 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 12,968 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 12,980 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 12,574 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 12,513 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 12,345 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 12,298 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 12,264 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 12,118 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 12,104 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12,062 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 11,956 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11,804 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 11,683 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 11,696 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 11,740 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11,748 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,742 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,669 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 11,671 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,662 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11,692 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 11,944 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 12,284 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 12,308 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 12,314 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12,386 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,014 1000 ha | 12,574 1000 ha | 13,176 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 12,115 1000 ha | 11,683 1000 ha | 12,513 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,785 1000 ha | 11,662 1000 ha | 12,284 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,336 1000 ha | 12,308 1000 ha | 12,386 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 6 Canada 8,197 1000 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,040 1000 ha compare
- 7 Sudan (former) 4,124 1000 ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 208.34 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe was 12,386 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13,176 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,662 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Northern Europe rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Northern Europe ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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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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.