Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in South Africa
South Africa: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 139.4 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in South Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in South Africa is 139.4 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in South Africa peaked at 174.68 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 84.97 1000 ha, in 2005.
That places South Africa 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 174.68 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 112.27 1000 ha | -35.7% |
| 2003 | 94.06 1000 ha | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 89.97 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 84.97 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 86.39 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 94.9 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 98.08 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 102.47 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 105.82 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 104.05 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 103.19 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 104.5 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 109.11 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 106.2 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 104.93 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 104.57 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 103.98 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 101.24 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 103.6 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 110.93 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 124.54 1000 ha | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 140.94 1000 ha | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 139.4 1000 ha | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 104.2 1000 ha | 84.97 1000 ha | 174.68 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 104.76 1000 ha | 101.24 1000 ha | 109.11 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.88 1000 ha | 103.6 1000 ha | 140.94 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.012 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in South Africa?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in South Africa was 139.4 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 174.68 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.97 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.