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
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2001–2024
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -44.4% | 491.22 1000 ha | 273.24 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 0.7141 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 3.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate -6.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 1.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate -14.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 857,565 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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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.