Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 2,524 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 2,524 1000 ha for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe peaked at 8,297 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,524 1000 ha, in 2024.
Northern Europe ranks 13th 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,297 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,930 1000 ha | -52.6% |
| 2003 | 3,495 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 3,224 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 3,202 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,100 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3,056 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,082 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3,034 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3,064 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,942 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 3,007 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,972 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 2,954 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3,124 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 3,143 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3,177 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 2,965 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 2,798 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 2,785 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,697 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 2,661 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2,603 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 2,524 1000 ha | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,824 1000 ha | 3,034 1000 ha | 8,297 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,015 1000 ha | 2,798 1000 ha | 3,177 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,654 1000 ha | 2,524 1000 ha | 2,785 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 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
- 14 Zambia 746.6 1000 ha compare
- 15 Bangladesh 735.38 1000 ha compare
- 16 Indonesia 545.31 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Northern Europe was 2,524 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8,297 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,524 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Northern Europe rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Northern Europe ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.