Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Asia
Western Asia: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 289.29 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Asia, 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 Asia is 289.29 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Asia peaked at 291.14 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 268.77 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Western Asia 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 268.87 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 268.81 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 268.77 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 269.82 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 270.6 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 270.67 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 271.12 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 277.25 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 278.83 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 279.06 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 280.55 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 281.5 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 282.95 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 282.88 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 285.73 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 286.39 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 288.04 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 289.3 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 290.13 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 290.09 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 291.11 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 291.14 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 290.78 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 290.57 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 290.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 290.06 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 290.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 290.27 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 290.01 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 289.84 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 289.29 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270.74 1000 ha | 268.77 1000 ha | 277.25 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 283.52 1000 ha | 278.83 1000 ha | 289.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 290.45 1000 ha | 290.06 1000 ha | 291.14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 289.71 1000 ha | 289.29 1000 ha | 290.01 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
- 22 Kenya 917.44 1000 ha compare
- 23 Ireland 860.56 1000 ha compare
- 24 Angola 785.24 1000 ha compare
- 25 Botswana 753.87 1000 ha compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 3.62 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 106.1 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 386,319 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.43 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Asia?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Asia was 289.29 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 291.14 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 268.77 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Western Asia rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Western Asia ranks 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.