Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 892.12 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 892.12 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Europe peaked at 1,630 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 743.88 1000 ha, in 2005.
That places Southern Europe 17th out of 26 groups 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,630 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 867.14 1000 ha | -46.8% |
| 2003 | 754.1 1000 ha | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 755.19 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 743.88 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 777.47 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 866.32 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 864.2 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 807.78 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 800.11 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 822.03 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 809.02 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 843.61 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 862.38 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 852.67 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 873.87 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 854.95 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 853.73 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 821.44 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 847.49 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 865.09 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 841.84 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 872.22 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 892.12 1000 ha | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 896.22 1000 ha | 743.88 1000 ha | 1,630 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 839.38 1000 ha | 800.11 1000 ha | 873.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 863.75 1000 ha | 841.84 1000 ha | 892.12 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 339,745 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Europe?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Europe was 892.12 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,630 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 743.88 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does Southern Europe rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Southern Europe ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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.