Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 228.74 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
228.74 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
33rd
of 223 countries
All-time high
491.22 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
223.41 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2001–2024

01002003004005002001201220242001: 491.2 1000 ha2002: 273.2 1000 ha2003: 233.1 1000 ha2004: 229.7 1000 ha2005: 229.1 1000 ha2006: 227.8 1000 ha2007: 236.9 1000 ha2008: 244.7 1000 ha2009: 239.9 1000 ha2010: 232.8 1000 ha2011: 230.6 1000 ha2012: 242.2 1000 ha2013: 243.2 1000 ha2014: 249.6 1000 ha2015: 258.9 1000 ha2016: 264.3 1000 ha2017: 261.9 1000 ha2018: 257.1 1000 ha2019: 250.1 1000 ha2020: 241.6 1000 ha2021: 237.9 1000 ha2022: 223.4 1000 ha2023: 226.7 1000 ha2024: 228.7 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 228.74 1000 ha.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 491.22 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 223.41 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 491.22 1000 ha
2002 273.24 1000 ha -44.4%
2003 233.13 1000 ha -14.7%
2004 229.7 1000 ha -1.5%
2005 229.06 1000 ha -0.3%
2006 227.85 1000 ha -0.5%
2007 236.95 1000 ha +4.0%
2008 244.74 1000 ha +3.3%
2009 239.95 1000 ha -2.0%
2010 232.85 1000 ha -3.0%
2011 230.63 1000 ha -1.0%
2012 242.21 1000 ha +5.0%
2013 243.2 1000 ha +0.4%
2014 249.6 1000 ha +2.6%
2015 258.86 1000 ha +3.7%
2016 264.27 1000 ha +2.1%
2017 261.85 1000 ha -0.9%
2018 257.06 1000 ha -1.8%
2019 250.12 1000 ha -2.7%
2020 241.58 1000 ha -3.4%
2021 237.93 1000 ha -1.5%
2022 223.41 1000 ha -6.1%
2023 226.67 1000 ha +1.5%
2024 228.74 1000 ha +0.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 -44.4% 491.22 1000 ha 273.24 1000 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 267.32 1000 ha 227.85 1000 ha 491.22 1000 ha 9
2010s 249.06 1000 ha 230.63 1000 ha 264.27 1000 ha 10
2020s 231.67 1000 ha 223.41 1000 ha 241.58 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 30 Bahamas 260.18 1000 ha compare
  2. 31 Thailand 251.01 1000 ha compare
  3. 32 Iceland 241.58 1000 ha compare
  4. 34 Italy 204.75 1000 ha compare
  5. 35 France 201.83 1000 ha compare
  6. 36 Mozambique 189.35 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 228.74 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 491.22 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 223.41 1000 ha in 2022.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — 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 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.