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

Sweden: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 391.36 1000 ha in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
391.36 1000 ha
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
21st
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,770 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
391.36 1000 ha
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2001201220242001: 1.8k 1000 ha2002: 689 1000 ha2003: 598.8 1000 ha2004: 541.2 1000 ha2005: 547.9 1000 ha2006: 537.5 1000 ha2007: 524.6 1000 ha2008: 526.1 1000 ha2009: 510.2 1000 ha2010: 527.7 1000 ha2011: 474.2 1000 ha2012: 479 1000 ha2013: 471.3 1000 ha2014: 493.6 1000 ha2015: 513.3 1000 ha2016: 523.2 1000 ha2017: 525 1000 ha2018: 483.2 1000 ha2019: 449.1 1000 ha2020: 441.3 1000 ha2021: 420.1 1000 ha2022: 415.9 1000 ha2023: 398.3 1000 ha2024: 391.4 1000 ha

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 Sweden is 391.36 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Sweden peaked at 1,770 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 391.36 1000 ha, in 2024.

That places Sweden 21st out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 693.88 1000 ha 510.24 1000 ha 1,770 1000 ha 9
2010s 493.96 1000 ha 449.11 1000 ha 527.67 1000 ha 10
2020s 413.38 1000 ha 391.36 1000 ha 441.3 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 18 Finland 501.99 1000 ha compare
  2. 19 Mexico 499.48 1000 ha compare
  3. 20 Myanmar 460.88 1000 ha compare
  4. 22 Uganda 349.38 1000 ha compare
  5. 23 Ukraine 303.17 1000 ha compare
  6. 24 Botswana 290.22 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Sweden?
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Sweden was 391.36 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1,770 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 391.36 1000 ha in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
Sweden ranks 21st out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden 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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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
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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.