Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 4.4 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.4 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
113th
of 224 countries
All-time high
4.41 1000 ha
in 2021
All-time low
4 1000 ha
in 1992
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in China, Taiwan Province of, 1992–2022

012341992200720221992: 4 1000 ha1993: 4 1000 ha1994: 4 1000 ha1995: 4 1000 ha1996: 4 1000 ha1997: 4.1 1000 ha1998: 4.1 1000 ha1999: 4.2 1000 ha2000: 4.2 1000 ha2001: 4.1 1000 ha2002: 4.1 1000 ha2003: 4.1 1000 ha2004: 4.1 1000 ha2005: 4.1 1000 ha2006: 4.1 1000 ha2007: 4.1 1000 ha2008: 4.1 1000 ha2009: 4.2 1000 ha2010: 4.2 1000 ha2011: 4.2 1000 ha2012: 4.2 1000 ha2013: 4.3 1000 ha2014: 4.3 1000 ha2015: 4.3 1000 ha2016: 4.3 1000 ha2017: 4.3 1000 ha2018: 4.3 1000 ha2019: 4.4 1000 ha2020: 4.4 1000 ha2021: 4.4 1000 ha2022: 4.4 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in China, Taiwan Province of is 4.4 1000 ha, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 4.41 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4 1000 ha, in 1992.

China, Taiwan Province of ranks 113th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in China, Taiwan Province of, 1992 to 2022.
Year 1000 ha Change
1992 4 1000 ha
1993 4 1000 ha +0.0%
1994 4 1000 ha +0.0%
1995 4.02 1000 ha +0.5%
1996 4.05 1000 ha +0.7%
1997 4.1 1000 ha +1.2%
1998 4.11 1000 ha +0.2%
1999 4.21 1000 ha +2.4%
2000 4.21 1000 ha +0.0%
2001 4.1 1000 ha -2.6%
2002 4.09 1000 ha -0.2%
2003 4.09 1000 ha +0.0%
2004 4.07 1000 ha -0.5%
2005 4.13 1000 ha +1.5%
2006 4.13 1000 ha +0.0%
2007 4.14 1000 ha +0.2%
2008 4.13 1000 ha -0.2%
2009 4.18 1000 ha +1.2%
2010 4.2 1000 ha +0.5%
2011 4.19 1000 ha -0.2%
2012 4.24 1000 ha +1.2%
2013 4.27 1000 ha +0.7%
2014 4.33 1000 ha +1.4%
2015 4.33 1000 ha +0.0%
2016 4.32 1000 ha -0.2%
2017 4.31 1000 ha -0.2%
2018 4.3 1000 ha -0.2%
2019 4.38 1000 ha +1.9%
2020 4.38 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 4.41 1000 ha +0.7%
2022 4.4 1000 ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.06 1000 ha 4 1000 ha 4.21 1000 ha 8
2000s 4.13 1000 ha 4.07 1000 ha 4.21 1000 ha 10
2010s 4.29 1000 ha 4.19 1000 ha 4.38 1000 ha 10
2020s 4.4 1000 ha 4.38 1000 ha 4.41 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 110 Andorra 5.18 1000 ha compare
  2. 111 Bhutan 4.99 1000 ha compare
  3. 112 Czechia 4.9 1000 ha compare
  4. 114 Kiribati 3.79 1000 ha compare
  5. 115 North Macedonia 3.76 1000 ha compare
  6. 116 Japan 3.75 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in China, Taiwan Province of?
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in China, Taiwan Province of was 4.4 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 China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 4.41 1000 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 4 1000 ha in 1992.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 113th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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Indicator
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
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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.