Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Spain
Spain: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 182.62 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Spain, 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 Spain is 182.62 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Spain peaked at 616.44 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 130.22 1000 ha, in 2005.
That places Spain 39th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Spain, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 616.44 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 224.9 1000 ha | -63.5% |
| 2003 | 162.66 1000 ha | -27.7% |
| 2004 | 152.95 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 130.22 1000 ha | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 132.28 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 183.69 1000 ha | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 184.47 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 148.01 1000 ha | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 145.47 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 161.04 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 152.64 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 168.16 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 167.86 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 163.77 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 170.37 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 161.09 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 160.21 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 149.12 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 161.24 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 173.88 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 162.57 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 165.47 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 182.62 1000 ha | +10.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 182.62 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.18 1000 ha, 16.3× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Spain's 182.62 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.06 1000 ha, 6.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -63.5% | 616.44 1000 ha | 224.9 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 215.07 1000 ha | 130.22 1000 ha | 616.44 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 159.97 1000 ha | 145.47 1000 ha | 170.37 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.16 1000 ha | 161.24 1000 ha | 182.62 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 36 Mozambique 189.35 1000 ha compare
- 37 Germany 188.84 1000 ha compare
- 38 French Southern Territories 186.04 1000 ha compare
- 40 Poland 178.73 1000 ha compare
- 41 Senegal 174.44 1000 ha compare
- 42 Sudan (former) 173.36 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Spain?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Spain was 182.62 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 616.44 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 130.22 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Spain ranks 39th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.