Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS by country
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Countries reporting
241
Highest
41,355 1000 ha
Russian Federation
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Tokelau
Median
15.71 1000 ha
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
6,390
What the numbers show
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS is currently reported for 241 countries. The highest value is 41,355 1000 ha in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.71 1000 ha, and the mean is 486.36 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 1,053.4%), and the largest decrease in Tokelau (down 100.0%).
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 41,355 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 2 | Canada | 40,547 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 3 | Brazil | 2,665 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 903.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 4 | China | 2,315 1000 ha | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 560.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 2,283 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 545.63 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Chile | 1,984 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 485.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 7 | Argentina | 1,659 1000 ha | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 392.9 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,218 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 294.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 9 | Australia | 1,045 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 9 | Melanesia | 108.28 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 10 | India | 1,020 1000 ha | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 77.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 11 | South Sudan | 992.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 197.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 63.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 858.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 62.14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 827.54 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 13 | Polynesia | 27.15 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 14 | Zambia | 746.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 14 | Micronesia | 14.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 735.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 11.38 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 16 | Indonesia | 545.31 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 4.07 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 17 | Greenland | 540.86 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 501.99 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 18 | Timor-Leste | 3.46 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 499.48 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 20 | Myanmar | 460.88 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 20 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.21 1000 ha | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 391.36 1000 ha | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 22 | Caribbean | 455.27 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 22 | Uganda | 349.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 23 | Ukraine | 303.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 24 | Botswana | 290.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 279.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26.35 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 273.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 26 | Cabo Verde | 2.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | flat |
| 27 | Angola | 272.62 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 28 | Greece | 271.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 29 | Madagascar | 261.71 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 30 | Bahamas | 260.18 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 251.01 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 32 | Iceland | 241.58 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 228.74 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 34 | Italy | 204.75 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | France | 201.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 36 | Mozambique | 189.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 37 | Germany | 188.84 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 38 | French Southern Territories | 186.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 182.62 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Poland | 178.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 29.1% | flat |
| 41 | Senegal | 174.44 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 42 | Sudan (former) | 173.36 1000 ha | 2011 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 43 | New Zealand | 168.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 159.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 157.56 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 46 | Cambodia | 146.56 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 47 | Ecuador | 144.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 139.4 1000 ha | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 49 | Nigeria | 136.83 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 50 | Congo | 133.65 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 51 | Japan | 129.03 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 52 | Ghana | 127.76 1000 ha | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Cuba | 126.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 54 | Paraguay | 120.39 1000 ha | 2024 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 55 | Chad | 119.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 243.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Denmark | 117.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 57 | Philippines | 116.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 112.17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 59 | Malawi | 105.43 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 60 | Pakistan | 102.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 100.75 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 62 | Niger | 96.69 1000 ha | 2024 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 91.66 1000 ha | 2024 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 90.05 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 65 | Mongolia | 88.84 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Croatia | 87.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 67 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 86.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 68 | Rwanda | 79.39 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 69 | Kenya | 79.13 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 70 | Ireland | 77.42 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 71 | Cameroon | 74.81 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 72 | Gambia | 69.42 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 73 | Hungary | 65.48 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 60.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 60.48 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 76 | Portugal | 59.83 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 77 | Malaysia | 59.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 78 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 48.87 1000 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 46.79 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 44.74 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 43.87 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 82 | Guinea | 39.27 1000 ha | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Estonia | 37.96 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 84 | Belarus | 36.77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 85 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 36.31 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia and Montenegro | 34.33 1000 ha | 2005 | — | falling |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 34.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 88 | Egypt | 33.28 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 89 | Mali | 32.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 90 | Albania | 30.78 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 91 | Serbia | 29.41 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 92 | Austria | 29.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 28.88 1000 ha | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 94 | China, Taiwan Province of | 28.38 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 95 | Algeria | 27.57 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 96 | Faroe Islands | 27.27 1000 ha | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 97 | Czechia | 26.15 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Belize | 25.36 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 99 | Suriname | 24.73 1000 ha | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 100 | Sudan | 23.76 1000 ha | 2024 | up 517.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Honduras | 21.41 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 102 | Iraq | 21.41 1000 ha | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Lithuania | 21.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 44.7% | falling |
| 105 | Switzerland | 20.6 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 18.86 1000 ha | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 107 | Georgia | 15.95 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 108 | Burundi | 15.71 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 109 | Latvia | 14.65 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 110 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 111 | French Polynesia | 14.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 112 | Tunisia | 13.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 113 | Armenia | 12.98 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 114 | Slovakia | 12.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 12.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 116 | Benin | 12.18 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 117 | Guyana | 11.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 118 | Kiribati | 11.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 119 | Cyprus | 11.18 1000 ha | 2024 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 121 | Guatemala | 9.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 122 | Haiti | 9.74 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 9.62 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 124 | New Caledonia | 9.18 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 125 | Somalia | 9.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 533.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | 8.72 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 127 | North Macedonia | 8.66 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 128 | Burkina Faso | 8.42 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1,053.4% | volatile |
| 129 | El Salvador | 7.93 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 130 | Morocco | 7.92 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 131 | French Guiana | 7.67 1000 ha | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 132 | Afghanistan | 7.47 1000 ha | 2024 | up 299.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Belgium | 6.61 1000 ha | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Antarctica | 6.51 1000 ha | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 5.93 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 136 | Gabon | 5.73 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 137 | Fiji | 5.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 138 | Cook Islands | 5.05 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 139 | Pitcairn | 4.76 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 140 | Togo | 4.04 1000 ha | 2024 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 4.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 141 | Montenegro | 4.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 143 | Jamaica | 3.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 47.9% | falling |
| 144 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3.4 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 145 | Eswatini | 3.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 3.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 51.6% | falling |
| 147 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 3.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 148 | Eritrea | 3.14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 161.7% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 3.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 150 | Cayman Islands | 2.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 151 | Isle of Man | 2.76 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 152 | British Virgin Islands | 2.67 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 2.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 154 | Lebanon | 2.47 1000 ha | 2024 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Lesotho | 2.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 157 | Seychelles | 2.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 158 | Guadeloupe | 2.18 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 159 | Réunion | 2.08 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.99 1000 ha | 2024 | up 53.1% | falling |
| 161 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 162 | Nepal | 1.93 1000 ha | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1.84 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.73 1000 ha | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 165 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.68 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 166 | Liberia | 1.67 1000 ha | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 166 | Norfolk Island | 1.67 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 168 | Tonga | 1.54 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 169 | Mauritius | 1.48 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 170 | Anguilla | 1.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 171 | Martinique | 1.37 1000 ha | 2024 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Mayotte | 1.35 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 173 | Namibia | 1.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 1.18 1000 ha | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 1.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 177 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.13 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 178 | Slovenia | 1.01 1000 ha | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Singapore | 1 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 180 | Israel | 0.97 1000 ha | 2024 | up 44.8% | falling |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9 1000 ha | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 0.88 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 183 | Samoa | 0.81 1000 ha | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 183 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.81 1000 ha | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 0.71 1000 ha | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 0.71 1000 ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 187 | Bermuda | 0.69 1000 ha | 2024 | up 19.0% | flat |
| 187 | Bhutan | 0.69 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Marshall Islands | 0.68 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Malta | 0.52 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 192 | Montserrat | 0.51 1000 ha | 2024 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 193 | Yemen | 0.47 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Palau | 0.43 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 195 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0.41 1000 ha | 2024 | up 95.2% | falling |
| 196 | Barbados | 0.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 196 | Oman | 0.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 198 | Maldives | 0.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 199 | Qatar | 0.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 255.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Gibraltar | 0.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 200 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 0.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 42.9% | flat |
| 203 | American Samoa | 0.28 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 204 | Andorra | 0.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 205 | China, Macao SAR | 0.21 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 206 | Mauritania | 0.13 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Djibouti | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Luxembourg | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 209 | Guam | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Monaco | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 211 | Dominica | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 212 | Naoero | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Aruba | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Bahrain | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Jordan | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Kuwait | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Libya | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Liechtenstein | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Western Sahara | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Niue | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Tokelau | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 120,228 1000 ha
- Asia 8,844 1000 ha
- Americas 57,699 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 1,214 1000 ha
- Northern America 48,455 1000 ha
- Europe 46,099 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 42,187 1000 ha
- South America 8,174 1000 ha
- United States of America 7,365 1000 ha
- Africa 6,213 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 3,623 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 2,944 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 2,707 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 2,554 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 2,524 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 1,980 1000 ha
- Oceania 1,368 1000 ha
- Central Asia 933.8 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 892.12 1000 ha
- Chagai 3.88 1000 ha
- Western Africa 833.53 1000 ha
- Western Asia 669.24 1000 ha
- Central America 614.18 1000 ha
- Western Europe 495.98 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 436.63 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 105.59 1000 ha
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.