How does Austria rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?

Austria ranks 101st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Austria 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.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Austria

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Austria
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Austria: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 29.06 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

29.06 1000 ha

Change on year

up 5.3%

World rank

101st

of 240 countries

All-time high

84.82 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

21.87 1000 ha

in 2006

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Austria, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Austria stood at 29.06 1000 ha.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Austria peaked at 84.82 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21.87 1000 ha, in 2006.

That places Austria 101st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	34.37 1000 ha	21.87 1000 ha	84.82 1000 ha	9
2010s	32.15 1000 ha	27.56 1000 ha	36.68 1000 ha	10
2020s	28.85 1000 ha	26.16 1000 ha	31.91 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Austria

98 Mali 32.04 1000 ha compare
99 Albania 30.78 1000 ha compare
100 Serbia 29.41 1000 ha compare
102 Azerbaijan 28.88 1000 ha compare
103 China, Taiwan Province of 28.38 1000 ha compare
104 Algeria 27.57 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Austria

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 11.2 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.08 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 135.9 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.32 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.05 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,182 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 63.8 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 51.46 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,321 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Austria?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Austria was 29.06 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 Austria?: The highest recorded value was 84.82 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 21.87 1000 ha in 2006.
How does Austria rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Austria ranks 101st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria 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

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.