Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United States of America

United States of America: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 7,365 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7,365 1000 ha
Change on year
up 6.9%
Rank
7th
of 26 groups
All-time high
13,826 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
6,434 1000 ha
in 2011
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United States of America, 2001–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k2001201220242001: 13.8k 1000 ha2002: 8.2k 1000 ha2003: 7.3k 1000 ha2004: 7.1k 1000 ha2005: 6.8k 1000 ha2006: 6.7k 1000 ha2007: 6.6k 1000 ha2008: 6.8k 1000 ha2009: 6.6k 1000 ha2010: 6.5k 1000 ha2011: 6.4k 1000 ha2012: 6.8k 1000 ha2013: 7.0k 1000 ha2014: 6.9k 1000 ha2015: 6.9k 1000 ha2016: 7.3k 1000 ha2017: 7.5k 1000 ha2018: 7.4k 1000 ha2019: 7.4k 1000 ha2020: 7.2k 1000 ha2021: 6.9k 1000 ha2022: 6.7k 1000 ha2023: 6.9k 1000 ha2024: 7.4k 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 States of America stood at 7,365 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United States of America peaked at 13,826 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,434 1000 ha, in 2011.

That places United States of America 7th out of 26 groups 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 States of America, year by year

Annual values for Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS in United States of America, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 13,826 1000 ha
2002 8,183 1000 ha -40.8%
2003 7,303 1000 ha -10.8%
2004 7,131 1000 ha -2.4%
2005 6,752 1000 ha -5.3%
2006 6,697 1000 ha -0.8%
2007 6,586 1000 ha -1.7%
2008 6,826 1000 ha +3.6%
2009 6,630 1000 ha -2.9%
2010 6,537 1000 ha -1.4%
2011 6,434 1000 ha -1.6%
2012 6,769 1000 ha +5.2%
2013 7,030 1000 ha +3.9%
2014 6,927 1000 ha -1.5%
2015 6,916 1000 ha -0.2%
2016 7,298 1000 ha +5.5%
2017 7,485 1000 ha +2.6%
2018 7,389 1000 ha -1.3%
2019 7,384 1000 ha -0.1%
2020 7,204 1000 ha -2.4%
2021 6,944 1000 ha -3.6%
2022 6,698 1000 ha -3.5%
2023 6,891 1000 ha +2.9%
2024 7,365 1000 ha +6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7,771 1000 ha 6,586 1000 ha 13,826 1000 ha 9
2010s 7,017 1000 ha 6,434 1000 ha 7,485 1000 ha 10
2020s 7,020 1000 ha 6,698 1000 ha 7,365 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 China 2,315 1000 ha compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 560.83 1000 ha compare
  3. 5 China, mainland 2,283 1000 ha compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 545.63 1000 ha compare
  5. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 485.84 1000 ha compare
  6. 6 Chile 1,984 1000 ha compare
  7. 7 Argentina 1,659 1000 ha compare
  8. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 392.9 1000 ha compare
  9. 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 294.39 1000 ha compare
  10. 8 Australia and New Zealand 1,218 1000 ha compare
  11. 9 Australia 1,045 1000 ha compare
  12. 9 Melanesia 108.28 1000 ha compare
  13. 10 India 1,020 1000 ha compare
  14. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 77.16 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United States of America?
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in United States of America was 7,365 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 States of America?
The highest recorded value was 13,826 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 6,434 1000 ha in 2011.
How does United States of America rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
United States of America ranks 7th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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.