Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in China
China: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 2,315 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in China, 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 China stood at 2,315 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in China peaked at 3,079 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,325 1000 ha, in 2008.
That places China 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,079 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,086 1000 ha | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 1,800 1000 ha | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 1,663 1000 ha | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 1,510 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 1,387 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 1,369 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1,325 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1,353 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1,427 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1,446 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,589 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 1,757 1000 ha | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1,931 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 2,100 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 2,364 1000 ha | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 2,425 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,346 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,245 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 2,273 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,303 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,142 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 2,194 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 2,315 1000 ha | +5.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,315 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.07 1000 ha, 100.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 2,315 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.5 1000 ha, 201.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,730 1000 ha | 1,325 1000 ha | 3,079 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,963 1000 ha | 1,427 1000 ha | 2,425 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,245 1000 ha | 2,142 1000 ha | 2,315 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Russian Federation 41,355 1000 ha compare
- 2 Canada 40,547 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 2,665 1000 ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 903.29 1000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 560.83 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 2,283 1000 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 545.63 1000 ha compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 485.84 1000 ha compare
- 6 Chile 1,984 1000 ha compare
- 7 Argentina 1,659 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 392.9 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in China?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in China was 2,315 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 3,079 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,325 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does China rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- China ranks 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.