Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 1,214 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,214 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
2nd
of 20 regions
All-time high
1,381 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
976.37 1000 ha
in 2003
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Middle Africa, 2001–2024

05001.0k1.5k2001201220242001: 1.4k 1000 ha2002: 1.1k 1000 ha2003: 976.4 1000 ha2004: 1.1k 1000 ha2005: 1.0k 1000 ha2006: 1.0k 1000 ha2007: 1.1k 1000 ha2008: 1.2k 1000 ha2009: 1.2k 1000 ha2010: 1.2k 1000 ha2011: 1.2k 1000 ha2012: 1.1k 1000 ha2013: 1.1k 1000 ha2014: 1.2k 1000 ha2015: 1.2k 1000 ha2016: 1.2k 1000 ha2017: 1.3k 1000 ha2018: 1.3k 1000 ha2019: 1.2k 1000 ha2020: 1.2k 1000 ha2021: 1.2k 1000 ha2022: 1.1k 1000 ha2023: 1.2k 1000 ha2024: 1.2k 1000 ha

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 Middle Africa is 1,214 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Middle Africa peaked at 1,381 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 976.37 1000 ha, in 2003.

That places Middle Africa 2nd out of 20 regions 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 Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS in Middle Africa, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 1,381 1000 ha
2002 1,070 1000 ha -22.5%
2003 976.37 1000 ha -8.8%
2004 1,053 1000 ha +7.8%
2005 1,003 1000 ha -4.7%
2006 1,048 1000 ha +4.5%
2007 1,124 1000 ha +7.2%
2008 1,219 1000 ha +8.4%
2009 1,212 1000 ha -0.6%
2010 1,187 1000 ha -2.0%
2011 1,167 1000 ha -1.7%
2012 1,135 1000 ha -2.7%
2013 1,144 1000 ha +0.8%
2014 1,185 1000 ha +3.5%
2015 1,210 1000 ha +2.2%
2016 1,249 1000 ha +3.2%
2017 1,313 1000 ha +5.1%
2018 1,321 1000 ha +0.7%
2019 1,222 1000 ha -7.5%
2020 1,236 1000 ha +1.2%
2021 1,248 1000 ha +1.0%
2022 1,144 1000 ha -8.3%
2023 1,192 1000 ha +4.1%
2024 1,214 1000 ha +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,121 1000 ha 976.37 1000 ha 1,381 1000 ha 9
2010s 1,213 1000 ha 1,135 1000 ha 1,321 1000 ha 10
2020s 1,207 1000 ha 1,144 1000 ha 1,248 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Russian Federation 41,355 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Canada 40,547 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Brazil 2,665 1000 ha compare
  4. 4 China 2,315 1000 ha compare
  5. 5 China, mainland 2,283 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Middle Africa?
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Middle Africa was 1,214 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 Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,381 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 976.37 1000 ha in 2003.
How does Middle Africa rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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.