Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in India
India: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 1,020 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in India, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
India recorded 1,020 1000 ha for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in India peaked at 1,020 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 385.31 1000 ha, in 2005.
India ranks 10th of 223 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 789.96 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 542.69 1000 ha | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 443.8 1000 ha | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 421.31 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 385.31 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 385.55 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 395.79 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 387.96 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 388.28 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 413.12 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 492.37 1000 ha | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 523.26 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 560.95 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 605.87 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 662.51 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 674.98 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 706.46 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 729.61 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 721.51 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 818.52 1000 ha | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 890.18 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 909.4 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,011 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 1,020 1000 ha | +0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,020 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.41 1000 ha, 47.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 1,020 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 18.02 1000 ha, 56.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 460.07 1000 ha | 385.31 1000 ha | 789.96 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 609.06 1000 ha | 413.12 1000 ha | 729.61 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 929.78 1000 ha | 818.52 1000 ha | 1,020 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 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
- 9 Australia 1,045 1000 ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 108.28 1000 ha compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 77.16 1000 ha compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 63.85 1000 ha compare
- 11 South Sudan 992.34 1000 ha compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 62.14 1000 ha compare
- 12 Norway 858.12 1000 ha compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 827.54 1000 ha compare
- 13 Polynesia 27.15 1000 ha compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in India?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in India was 1,020 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,020 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 385.31 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does India rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- India ranks 10th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.