Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Western Europe
Western Europe: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 525.89 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Western Europe, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 525.89 1000 ha for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Western Europe peaked at 528.62 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 506.37 1000 ha, in 1995.
That places Western Europe 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 508.52 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 507.74 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 506.9 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 506.37 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 516.49 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 516.98 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 520.97 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 527.07 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 528.62 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 526.21 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 522.99 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 521.84 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 520.32 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 519.03 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 518.66 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 517.3 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 516.87 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 517.01 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 517.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 518.16 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 518.12 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 518.69 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 519.21 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 519.19 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 519.63 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 517.56 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 516.82 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 518.26 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 518.68 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 523.27 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 525.89 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 513.88 1000 ha | 506.37 1000 ha | 527.07 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 520.88 1000 ha | 516.87 1000 ha | 528.62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 518.28 1000 ha | 516.82 1000 ha | 519.63 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 522.61 1000 ha | 518.68 1000 ha | 525.89 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 19 Sudan (former) 6,628 1000 ha compare
- 20 Peru 6,397 1000 ha compare
- 21 Norway 6,386 1000 ha compare
- 22 Somalia 6,038 1000 ha compare
- 23 Mauritania 6,009 1000 ha compare
- 24 Mali 5,842 1000 ha compare
- 24 Caribbean 18.14 1000 ha compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 8.34 1000 ha compare
- 25 Yemen 5,545 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Western Europe?
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Western Europe was 525.89 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 528.62 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 506.37 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does Western Europe rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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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.