Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC by country
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...
Countries reporting
214
Highest
273,007 1000 ha
Australia and New Zealand
Lowest
0 1000 ha
China, Macao SAR
Median
10.53 1000 ha
Years covered
31
1992–2022
Data points
8,262
What the numbers show
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 273,007 1000 ha in Australia and New Zealand; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in China, Macao SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.53 1000 ha, and the mean is 5,535 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 218.0%), and the largest decrease in Puerto Rico (down 100.0%).
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia and New Zealand | 273,007 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 2 | Australia | 272,770 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 116,641 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 106,875 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 63,167 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 6 | Argentina | 47,600 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 7 | Mongolia | 35,459 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 8 | Greenland | 26,943 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | China | 25,339 1000 ha | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 10 | China, mainland | 25,334 1000 ha | 2022 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 11 | Niger | 15,018 1000 ha | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 12 | Chile | 13,131 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 13 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 11,917 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 14 | Morocco | 9,989 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | Chad | 9,225 1000 ha | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 9,135 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Algeria | 8,846 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 18 | Sudan | 8,342 1000 ha | 2022 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 8,340 1000 ha | 2022 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7,406 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 21 | Sudan (former) | 6,628 1000 ha | 2011 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 22 | Peru | 6,397 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 23 | Norway | 6,386 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 24 | Somalia | 6,038 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 6,009 1000 ha | 2022 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 26 | Mali | 5,842 1000 ha | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 27 | Yemen | 5,545 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 4,443 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 29 | Libya | 3,982 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 30 | Türkiye | 3,138 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 31 | Pakistan | 2,984 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 2,643 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 33 | Namibia | 2,592 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 2,361 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Indonesia | 2,156 1000 ha | 2022 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 2,135 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Oman | 2,015 1000 ha | 2022 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 38 | Tunisia | 1,616 1000 ha | 2022 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 39 | Sweden | 1,417 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 40 | Turkmenistan | 1,398 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 41 | Egypt | 1,180 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | Eritrea | 994.18 1000 ha | 2022 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 43 | Syrian Arab Republic | 952.51 1000 ha | 2022 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 44 | Spain | 949.92 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 832.21 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 46 | Tajikistan | 568.71 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 47 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 566.69 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 48 | Colombia | 550.57 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 49 | Melanesia | 548.93 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 50 | India | 540.38 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 517.95 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 52 | Finland | 480.37 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 432.43 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 54 | Iraq | 425.86 1000 ha | 2022 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 55 | Ethiopia | 387.44 1000 ha | 2022 | up 44.8% | falling |
| 56 | Kenya | 355.58 1000 ha | 2022 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 325.2 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 58 | France | 257.45 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 59 | Italy | 239.5 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | New Zealand | 229.51 1000 ha | 2022 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 61 | Jordan | 194.09 1000 ha | 2022 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 166.68 1000 ha | 2022 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 160.17 1000 ha | 2022 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 156.49 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 65 | Cyprus | 130.71 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 66 | Lebanon | 123.17 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 67 | Austria | 120.02 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 68 | Switzerland | 117.89 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 69 | Palestine | 112.87 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 70 | New Caledonia | 107.13 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 71 | United Republic of Tanzania | 93.39 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 72 | Djibouti | 81.83 1000 ha | 2022 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 73 | Nigeria | 78.16 1000 ha | 2022 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 74 | Israel | 76.88 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 75 | Greece | 70.09 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 76 | Mexico | 65.22 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 77 | French Southern Territories | 61.27 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Madagascar | 61.04 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Botswana | 54.05 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 80 | Angola | 50.98 1000 ha | 2022 | up 56.2% | falling |
| 81 | Georgia | 48.58 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 82 | Mozambique | 45.4 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 83 | Armenia | 42.04 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 84 | Republic of Korea | 39.33 1000 ha | 2022 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 85 | Senegal | 37.36 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 86 | Ukraine | 36.51 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 87 | Ecuador | 36.11 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 88 | Albania | 33.37 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 89 | Croatia | 33.07 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 90 | Thailand | 31.79 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 91 | Malaysia | 29.9 1000 ha | 2022 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 92 | Germany | 28.46 1000 ha | 2022 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 93 | Ireland | 25.41 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | Polynesia | 24.25 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | French Polynesia | 23.22 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 22.02 1000 ha | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 97 | Western Sahara | 20.13 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 98 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 18.41 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 18.15 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 100 | Caribbean | 18.14 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 101 | Qatar | 17.63 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 13.1 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 103 | Serbia and Montenegro | 12.44 1000 ha | 2005 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 104 | Portugal | 12.36 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 105 | Nepal | 11.28 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 106 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 10.92 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 107 | Kuwait | 10.9 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 108 | Antarctica | 10.16 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 109 | Poland | 9.64 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 8.52 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Montenegro | 8.48 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 112 | Fiji | 8.44 1000 ha | 2022 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 112 | Micronesia | 8.44 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Cabo Verde | 8.34 1000 ha | 2022 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 115 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 7.63 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Romania | 7.5 1000 ha | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 7.48 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 118 | Haiti | 7.15 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 119 | Faroe Islands | 6.9 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 120 | Myanmar | 6.48 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Viet Nam | 6.22 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 122 | South Sudan | 6.01 1000 ha | 2022 | up 218.0% | rising |
| 123 | Andorra | 5.18 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 124 | Bhutan | 4.99 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Czechia | 4.9 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 126 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4.4 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 127 | Kiribati | 3.79 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 3.76 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 129 | Japan | 3.75 1000 ha | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.68 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 131 | Serbia | 3.66 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.63 1000 ha | 2022 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 133 | Bahamas | 3.43 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 134 | Timor-Leste | 3.35 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Bermuda | 3.23 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 136 | Paraguay | 3.09 1000 ha | 2022 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 137 | Guyana | 3.04 1000 ha | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 138 | Marshall Islands | 2.8 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Slovenia | 2.77 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 140 | Bahrain | 2.3 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 141 | Estonia | 2.26 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 142 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2.22 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 143 | Dominican Republic | 2.2 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 144 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 2.06 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Slovakia | 1.98 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 146 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.72 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 147 | Hungary | 1.52 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 148 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1.27 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Uruguay | 1.22 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 150 | Denmark | 1.08 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Aruba | 1.01 1000 ha | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 152 | Cuba | 1 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 153 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.89 1000 ha | 1999 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 154 | Belarus | 0.86 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 0.68 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Panama | 0.6 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Nicaragua | 0.55 1000 ha | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 158 | Lithuania | 0.54 1000 ha | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 159 | Honduras | 0.53 1000 ha | 2022 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Ghana | 0.52 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Malawi | 0.52 1000 ha | 2022 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 162 | Montserrat | 0.43 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 163 | Pitcairn | 0.4 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Cambodia | 0.39 1000 ha | 2022 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 164 | Malta | 0.39 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Tonga | 0.35 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.34 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Belgium | 0.32 1000 ha | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 168 | Seychelles | 0.32 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Dominica | 0.27 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 171 | Eswatini | 0.26 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 0.24 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 173 | Mauritius | 0.22 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.22 1000 ha | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 175 | Cook Islands | 0.21 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 176 | Lesotho | 0.2 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 177 | Republic of Moldova | 0.19 1000 ha | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 178 | Maldives | 0.16 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Jamaica | 0.14 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 180 | Naoero | 0.13 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Latvia | 0.12 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 182 | El Salvador | 0.07 1000 ha | 2022 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 182 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.07 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.05 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.05 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.05 1000 ha | 2022 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 187 | Cayman Islands | 0.04 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Saint Lucia | 0.04 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Palau | 0.04 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Uganda | 0.04 1000 ha | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.04 1000 ha | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 0.03 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | British Virgin Islands | 0.03 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Guadeloupe | 0.03 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | American Samoa | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Barbados | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 195 | Guam | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Isle of Man | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Liechtenstein | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Singapore | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 195 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 195 | Samoa | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 204 | Benin | 0.01 1000 ha | 2022 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Luxembourg | 0.01 1000 ha | 2022 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 204 | Rwanda | 0.01 1000 ha | 2022 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 204 | Togo | 0.01 1000 ha | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 208 | Belize | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Cameroon | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Congo | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Gabon | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Puerto Rico | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 208 | China, Macao SAR | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 898,378 1000 ha
- Oceania 273,589 1000 ha
- Americas 229,205 1000 ha
- Asia 175,415 1000 ha
- Northern America 153,246 1000 ha
- Europe 129,808 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 116,717 1000 ha
- Africa 90,351 1000 ha
- South America 75,874 1000 ha
- Central Asia 69,911 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 60,862 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 33,974 1000 ha
- Western Africa 27,172 1000 ha
- Western Asia 22,333 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 19,917 1000 ha
- United States of America 19,424 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 11,782 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 11,198 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 9,280 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 8,144 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 3,812 1000 ha
- South-eastern Asia 2,391 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 1,366 1000 ha
- Western Europe 525.89 1000 ha
- Central America 66.97 1000 ha
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.