Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe
Western Europe: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 385.06 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western 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 Western Europe is 385.06 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe peaked at 394.86 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 382.31 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Western Europe 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 394.86 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 394.51 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 394.24 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 394.02 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 394.27 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 393.93 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 394.16 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 393.46 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 393.16 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 393.38 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 392.52 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 391.48 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 391.11 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 391.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 391.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 392.18 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 391.89 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 392.22 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 393.81 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 393.67 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 393.61 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 392.92 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 390.83 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 390.75 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 387.3 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 386.52 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 384.34 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 382.31 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 382.96 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 383.42 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 385.06 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 394.18 1000 ha | 393.46 1000 ha | 394.86 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 392.04 1000 ha | 391.11 1000 ha | 393.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 389.61 1000 ha | 382.31 1000 ha | 393.81 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 383.81 1000 ha | 382.96 1000 ha | 385.06 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 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
- 22 Kenya 917.44 1000 ha compare
- 23 Ireland 860.56 1000 ha compare
- 24 Angola 785.24 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 787,773 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe was 385.06 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 394.86 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 382.31 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Western Europe rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Western Europe ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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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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.