Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 105.59 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Africa stood at 105.59 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Africa peaked at 495.4 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 89.71 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Northern Africa 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 495.4 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 247.93 1000 ha | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 228.37 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 236.38 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 229.85 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 245.43 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 245.61 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 264.35 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 265.29 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 265.07 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 258.03 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 98.1 1000 ha | -62.0% |
| 2013 | 99.96 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 96.02 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 95.98 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.63 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 89.71 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 89.84 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.23 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 96.82 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 98.44 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 97.92 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 106.53 1000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 105.59 1000 ha | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 273.18 1000 ha | 228.37 1000 ha | 495.4 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 127.86 1000 ha | 89.71 1000 ha | 265.07 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.06 1000 ha | 96.82 1000 ha | 106.53 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Africa?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Africa was 105.59 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 495.4 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.71 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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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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.