Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe
Western Europe: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 495.98 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 495.98 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe peaked at 1,289 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 355.1 1000 ha, in 2006.
That places Western Europe 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,289 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 548.98 1000 ha | -57.4% |
| 2003 | 401.72 1000 ha | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 386.53 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 360.26 1000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 355.1 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 423.61 1000 ha | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 451.2 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 413 1000 ha | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 381.95 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 377.87 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 391.96 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 403.28 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 442.9 1000 ha | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 473.44 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 495.91 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 500.41 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 493.96 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 476.02 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 470.69 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 451.97 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 440.85 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 464.37 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 495.98 1000 ha | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 514.39 1000 ha | 355.1 1000 ha | 1,289 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 443.77 1000 ha | 377.87 1000 ha | 500.41 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 464.77 1000 ha | 440.85 1000 ha | 495.98 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Western Europe was 495.98 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,289 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 355.1 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Western Europe rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Western Europe ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.