Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 545.63 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is 545.63 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 646.02 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 456.05 1000 ha, in 2003.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 536.08 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 468.15 1000 ha | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 456.05 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 495.95 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 497.19 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 504.35 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 537.6 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 559.23 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 543.91 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 504.85 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 474.63 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 460.27 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 460.06 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 490.63 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 532.22 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 601.12 1000 ha | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 646.02 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 638.9 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 613.15 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 601.75 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 593.31 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 501.24 1000 ha | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 513.47 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 545.63 1000 ha | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 510.95 1000 ha | 456.05 1000 ha | 559.23 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 542.19 1000 ha | 460.06 1000 ha | 646.02 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 551.08 1000 ha | 501.24 1000 ha | 601.75 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2 Canada 40,547 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 2,665 1000 ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 903.29 1000 ha compare
- 4 China 2,315 1000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 560.83 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 2,283 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
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 294.39 1000 ha compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 1,218 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 234,541 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 18,510 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 545.63 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 646.02 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 456.05 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.