Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Africa
Western Africa: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 1,504 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western 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 Western Africa is 1,504 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Africa peaked at 1,587 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,499 1000 ha, in 2000.
Western Africa ranks 15th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,587 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 1,586 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,586 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,582 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,572 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1,566 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,560 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,507 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1,499 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,508 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1,511 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,527 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,524 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,524 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,525 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,526 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,527 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,527 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,528 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,530 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,529 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,525 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,525 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,525 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,525 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,524 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,523 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,515 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,514 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,512 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,504 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,568 1000 ha | 1,507 1000 ha | 1,587 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1,520 1000 ha | 1,499 1000 ha | 1,527 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,525 1000 ha | 1,515 1000 ha | 1,530 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,510 1000 ha | 1,504 1000 ha | 1,514 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Africa?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Africa was 1,504 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,587 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,499 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Western Africa rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Western Africa ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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.