Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Antarctica
Antarctica: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 6.51 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Antarctica, 2001–2024
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 Antarctica is 6.51 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Antarctica peaked at 20.43 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.99 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Antarctica 134th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Antarctica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.43 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 8.29 1000 ha | -59.4% |
| 2003 | 7.68 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 9.05 1000 ha | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 5.13 1000 ha | -43.3% |
| 2006 | 2.99 1000 ha | -41.7% |
| 2007 | 3.05 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.93 1000 ha | +61.6% |
| 2009 | 4.8 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.13 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 3.48 1000 ha | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 3.16 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 3.38 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.26 1000 ha | +26.0% |
| 2017 | 4.28 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.09 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.19 1000 ha | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 5 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 4.59 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 6.56 1000 ha | +45.8% |
| 2024 | 6.51 1000 ha | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.37 1000 ha | 2.99 1000 ha | 20.43 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.99 1000 ha | 3.16 1000 ha | 5.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.43 1000 ha | 4.5 1000 ha | 6.56 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antarctica
- 131 French Guiana 7.67 1000 ha compare
- 132 Afghanistan 7.47 1000 ha compare
- 133 Belgium 6.61 1000 ha compare
- 135 Puerto Rico 5.93 1000 ha compare
- 136 Gabon 5.73 1000 ha compare
- 137 Fiji 5.32 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Antarctica
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.474 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 10.16 1000 ha (2022)
- Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC 1.18 million 1000 ha (2022)
- Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC 33,779 1000 ha (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Antarctica?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Antarctica was 6.51 1000 ha in 2024, 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 Antarctica?
- The highest recorded value was 20.43 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Antarctica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Antarctica rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Antarctica ranks 134th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Antarctica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antarctica 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 MODIS. 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.