Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 2,944 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 2,944 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27) peaked at 7,282 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,796 1000 ha, in 2012.
European Union (27) ranks 10th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,282 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,573 1000 ha | -50.9% |
| 2003 | 3,091 1000 ha | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 2,960 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2,891 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,904 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,059 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 3,139 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 3,015 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2,966 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,831 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2,796 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,849 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2,960 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 3,096 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3,229 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 3,257 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3,183 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 3,020 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2,997 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,916 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2,814 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,875 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 2,944 1000 ha | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,546 1000 ha | 2,891 1000 ha | 7,282 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,019 1000 ha | 2,796 1000 ha | 3,257 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,909 1000 ha | 2,814 1000 ha | 2,997 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 7 Argentina 1,659 1000 ha compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 1,218 1000 ha compare
- 9 Australia 1,045 1000 ha compare
- 10 India 1,020 1000 ha compare
- 11 South Sudan 992.34 1000 ha compare
- 12 Norway 858.12 1000 ha compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 827.54 1000 ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27)?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in European Union (27) was 2,944 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,282 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,796 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does European Union (27) rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- European Union (27) ranks 10th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.