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

Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Belarus 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 Belarus

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

Belarus: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 36.77 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

36.77 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

93rd

of 240 countries

All-time high

72.01 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

32.71 1000 ha

in 2013

Years of data

2001–2024

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

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

Analysis

Belarus recorded 36.77 1000 ha for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Belarus peaked at 72.01 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 32.71 1000 ha, in 2013.

Belarus ranks 93rd of 240 countries on this measure, 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	48.68 1000 ha	41.31 1000 ha	72.01 1000 ha	9
2010s	47.11 1000 ha	32.71 1000 ha	59.13 1000 ha	10
2020s	43.41 1000 ha	36.65 1000 ha	60.77 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Belarus

90 Zimbabwe 43.87 1000 ha compare
91 Guinea 39.27 1000 ha compare
92 Estonia 37.96 1000 ha compare
94 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 36.31 1000 ha compare
95 Serbia and Montenegro 34.33 1000 ha compare
96 Sri Lanka 34.12 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Belarus

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.46 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 25.8 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 465.3 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.48 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 29.4 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,331 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.98 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 78.1 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 69.62 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 5,520 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Belarus →

Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Belarus?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Belarus was 36.77 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 Belarus?: The highest recorded value was 72.01 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Belarus?: The lowest recorded value was 32.71 1000 ha in 2013.
How does Belarus rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Belarus ranks 93rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Belarus?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus 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.