How does Poland rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?

Poland ranks 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Poland?

Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Poland 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.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Poland

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Poland
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Poland: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 178.73 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

178.73 1000 ha

Change on year

up 8.3%

World rank

47th

of 240 countries

All-time high

345.08 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

102.2 1000 ha

in 2013

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Poland, 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 Poland stood at 178.73 1000 ha.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Poland peaked at 345.08 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 102.2 1000 ha, in 2013.

Poland ranks 47th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	157.66 1000 ha	109.73 1000 ha	345.08 1000 ha	9
2010s	148.47 1000 ha	102.2 1000 ha	188.88 1000 ha	10
2020s	165.28 1000 ha	151.75 1000 ha	178.73 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Poland

44 Germany 188.84 1000 ha compare
45 French Southern Territories 186.04 1000 ha compare
46 Spain 182.62 1000 ha compare
48 Senegal 174.44 1000 ha compare
49 Sudan (former) 173.36 1000 ha compare
50 New Zealand 168.08 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Poland

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.78 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 320 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 787 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.53 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 18.46 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,611 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.43 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 344 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 79.1 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 11,187 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Poland?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Poland was 178.73 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 Poland?: The highest recorded value was 345.08 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Poland?: The lowest recorded value was 102.2 1000 ha in 2013.
How does Poland rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Poland ranks 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Poland?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Poland 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

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
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.