Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Asia
Asia: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 175,415 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Asia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Asia stood at 175,415 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Asia peaked at 177,759 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 167,475 1000 ha, in 2008.
Asia ranks 1st of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 177,759 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 177,751 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 177,746 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 177,280 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 176,944 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 176,316 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 175,756 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 174,011 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 170,528 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 169,157 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 168,426 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 168,048 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 168,362 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 167,879 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 167,601 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 167,554 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 167,475 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 167,522 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 167,729 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 168,048 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 168,089 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 168,036 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 167,992 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 167,984 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 168,410 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 168,561 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 170,024 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 171,656 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 171,980 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 173,529 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 175,415 1000 ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 176,695 1000 ha | 174,011 1000 ha | 177,759 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 168,255 1000 ha | 167,475 1000 ha | 170,528 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 168,653 1000 ha | 167,729 1000 ha | 171,656 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,641 1000 ha | 171,980 1000 ha | 175,415 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Australia and New Zealand 273,007 1000 ha compare
- 2 Australia 272,770 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11,917 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 116,641 1000 ha compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7,406 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 106,875 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Asia?
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Asia was 175,415 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 177,759 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,475 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Asia rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2022.
- Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. 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.