Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 1,150 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 1,150 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa peaked at 1,186 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,148 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Southern Africa 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,164 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,164 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,164 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,164 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,164 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,166 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,170 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,172 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,173 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,176 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,179 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,186 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,185 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,184 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,184 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,183 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,178 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,167 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,156 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,153 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,152 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,150 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,150 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,149 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,149 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,150 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,148 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,149 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,150 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,165 1000 ha | 1,164 1000 ha | 1,170 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,180 1000 ha | 1,172 1000 ha | 1,186 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,153 1000 ha | 1,149 1000 ha | 1,167 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,149 1000 ha | 1,148 1000 ha | 1,150 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 15 Finland 2,604 1000 ha compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 15 Timor-Leste 0 1000 ha
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 15 Melanesia 0 1000 ha
- 15 Micronesia 0 1000 ha
- 16 Colombia 2,476 1000 ha compare
- 17 India 1,907 1000 ha compare
- 18 Mozambique 1,774 1000 ha compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,311 1000 ha compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 1,220 1000 ha compare
- 21 Egypt 1,056 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa was 1,150 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,186 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,148 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Southern Africa rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.