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

Qatar: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 0.32 1000 ha in 2024. β—† Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.32 1000 ha
Change on year
down 5.9%
World rank
215th
of 240 countries
All-time high
0.34 1000 ha
in 2023
All-time low
0.02 1000 ha
in 2009
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

00.10.20.32001201220242001: 0.09 1000 ha2002: 0.06 1000 ha2003: 0.11 1000 ha2004: 0.09 1000 ha2005: 0.06 1000 ha2006: 0.06 1000 ha2007: 0.04 1000 ha2008: 0.04 1000 ha2009: 0.02 1000 ha2010: 0.04 1000 ha2011: 0.02 1000 ha2012: 0.06 1000 ha2013: 0.06 1000 ha2014: 0.09 1000 ha2015: 0.09 1000 ha2016: 0.13 1000 ha2017: 0.13 1000 ha2018: 0.11 1000 ha2019: 0.13 1000 ha2020: 0.21 1000 ha2021: 0.28 1000 ha2022: 0.28 1000 ha2023: 0.34 1000 ha2024: 0.32 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 Qatar stood at 0.32 1000 ha.

The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 255.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Qatar peaked at 0.34 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.02 1000 ha, in 2009.

Qatar ranks 215th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0633 1000 ha 0.02 1000 ha 0.11 1000 ha 9
2010s 0.086 1000 ha 0.02 1000 ha 0.13 1000 ha 10
2020s 0.286 1000 ha 0.21 1000 ha 0.34 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 212 Barbados 0.36 1000 ha compare
  2. 212 Oman 0.36 1000 ha compare
  3. 214 Maldives 0.34 1000 ha compare
  4. 215 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.32 1000 ha compare
  5. 217 Gibraltar 0.3 1000 ha compare
  6. 217 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3 1000 ha compare
  7. 217 Tuvalu 0.3 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places β†’

More environment data for Qatar

All data for Qatar β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Qatar?
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Qatar was 0.32 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 Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 0.34 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 1000 ha in 2009.
How does Qatar rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
Qatar ranks 215th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 255.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Qatar 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 β€” 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 β€” 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

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 UniversitΓ© 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.