Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 77.16 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.16 1000 ha
Change on year
up 8.9%
Rank
10th
of 20 groups
All-time high
109.72 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
43.48 1000 ha
in 2010
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001–2024

02550751002001201220242001: 109.7 1000 ha2002: 57.4 1000 ha2003: 52.7 1000 ha2004: 50.1 1000 ha2005: 48.5 1000 ha2006: 47 1000 ha2007: 48.2 1000 ha2008: 44.9 1000 ha2009: 44.3 1000 ha2010: 43.5 1000 ha2011: 48 1000 ha2012: 51.5 1000 ha2013: 56.8 1000 ha2014: 61.5 1000 ha2015: 66.3 1000 ha2016: 74.9 1000 ha2017: 75.1 1000 ha2018: 67 1000 ha2019: 71.3 1000 ha2020: 77.2 1000 ha2021: 74.1 1000 ha2022: 66.5 1000 ha2023: 70.8 1000 ha2024: 77.2 1000 ha

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

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 77.16 1000 ha for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in 2024.

That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 109.72 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 43.48 1000 ha, in 2010.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10th out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 109.72 1000 ha
2002 57.44 1000 ha -47.6%
2003 52.69 1000 ha -8.3%
2004 50.07 1000 ha -5.0%
2005 48.53 1000 ha -3.1%
2006 47.04 1000 ha -3.1%
2007 48.22 1000 ha +2.5%
2008 44.93 1000 ha -6.8%
2009 44.33 1000 ha -1.3%
2010 43.48 1000 ha -1.9%
2011 47.98 1000 ha +10.3%
2012 51.5 1000 ha +7.3%
2013 56.8 1000 ha +10.3%
2014 61.5 1000 ha +8.3%
2015 66.33 1000 ha +7.9%
2016 74.91 1000 ha +12.9%
2017 75.08 1000 ha +0.2%
2018 66.99 1000 ha -10.8%
2019 71.35 1000 ha +6.5%
2020 77.16 1000 ha +8.1%
2021 74.13 1000 ha -3.9%
2022 66.53 1000 ha -10.3%
2023 70.85 1000 ha +6.5%
2024 77.16 1000 ha +8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.89 1000 ha 44.33 1000 ha 109.72 1000 ha 9
2010s 61.59 1000 ha 43.48 1000 ha 75.08 1000 ha 10
2020s 73.17 1000 ha 66.53 1000 ha 77.16 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

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  5. 11 South Sudan 992.34 1000 ha compare
  6. 12 Norway 858.12 1000 ha compare
  7. 13 Kazakhstan 827.54 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 77.16 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 109.72 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 43.48 1000 ha in 2010.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 10th out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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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
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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.