Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 90.05 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
90.05 1000 ha
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
64th
of 223 countries
All-time high
171.55 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
68.01 1000 ha
in 2010
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2024

0501001502001201220242001: 171.6 1000 ha2002: 167.8 1000 ha2003: 129.8 1000 ha2004: 132.3 1000 ha2005: 102.4 1000 ha2006: 89.3 1000 ha2007: 78.4 1000 ha2008: 75.1 1000 ha2009: 76.1 1000 ha2010: 68 1000 ha2011: 69 1000 ha2012: 70.8 1000 ha2013: 78.6 1000 ha2014: 96.8 1000 ha2015: 121.5 1000 ha2016: 119.7 1000 ha2017: 116.6 1000 ha2018: 115.4 1000 ha2019: 120.9 1000 ha2020: 113.5 1000 ha2021: 103.9 1000 ha2022: 101.5 1000 ha2023: 104 1000 ha2024: 90 1000 ha

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 Papua New Guinea stood at 90.05 1000 ha.

The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Papua New Guinea peaked at 171.55 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 68.01 1000 ha, in 2010.

That places Papua New Guinea 64th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS in Papua New Guinea, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 171.55 1000 ha
2002 167.85 1000 ha -2.2%
2003 129.85 1000 ha -22.6%
2004 132.31 1000 ha +1.9%
2005 102.4 1000 ha -22.6%
2006 89.34 1000 ha -12.8%
2007 78.4 1000 ha -12.2%
2008 75.11 1000 ha -4.2%
2009 76.11 1000 ha +1.3%
2010 68.01 1000 ha -10.6%
2011 68.97 1000 ha +1.4%
2012 70.85 1000 ha +2.7%
2013 78.63 1000 ha +11.0%
2014 96.8 1000 ha +23.1%
2015 121.51 1000 ha +25.5%
2016 119.67 1000 ha -1.5%
2017 116.59 1000 ha -2.6%
2018 115.36 1000 ha -1.1%
2019 120.93 1000 ha +4.8%
2020 113.5 1000 ha -6.1%
2021 103.94 1000 ha -8.4%
2022 101.5 1000 ha -2.3%
2023 104.05 1000 ha +2.5%
2024 90.05 1000 ha -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 113.66 1000 ha 75.11 1000 ha 171.55 1000 ha 9
2010s 97.73 1000 ha 68.01 1000 ha 121.51 1000 ha 10
2020s 102.61 1000 ha 90.05 1000 ha 113.5 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 61 Uruguay 100.75 1000 ha compare
  2. 62 Niger 96.69 1000 ha compare
  3. 63 Guinea-Bissau 91.66 1000 ha compare
  4. 65 Mongolia 88.84 1000 ha compare
  5. 66 Croatia 87.95 1000 ha compare
  6. 67 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 86.6 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Papua New Guinea?
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Papua New Guinea was 90.05 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 171.55 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 68.01 1000 ha in 2010.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
Papua New Guinea ranks 64th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.