Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in United States of America

United States of America: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 22,046 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22,046 1000 ha
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
13th
of 26 groups
All-time high
30,552 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
21,131 1000 ha
in 2011
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in United States of America, 2001–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k2001201220242001: 30.6k 1000 ha2002: 30.4k 1000 ha2003: 29.3k 1000 ha2004: 26.9k 1000 ha2005: 22.1k 1000 ha2006: 21.8k 1000 ha2007: 22.6k 1000 ha2008: 22.5k 1000 ha2009: 22.7k 1000 ha2010: 21.9k 1000 ha2011: 21.1k 1000 ha2012: 21.4k 1000 ha2013: 22.1k 1000 ha2014: 23.1k 1000 ha2015: 23.2k 1000 ha2016: 22.9k 1000 ha2017: 22.5k 1000 ha2018: 23.2k 1000 ha2019: 22.3k 1000 ha2020: 22.0k 1000 ha2021: 22.6k 1000 ha2022: 23.5k 1000 ha2023: 23.0k 1000 ha2024: 22.0k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded 22,046 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in United States of America peaked at 30,552 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 21,131 1000 ha, in 2011.

That places United States of America 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in United States of America, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 30,552 1000 ha
2002 30,431 1000 ha -0.4%
2003 29,343 1000 ha -3.6%
2004 26,913 1000 ha -8.3%
2005 22,116 1000 ha -17.8%
2006 21,840 1000 ha -1.2%
2007 22,580 1000 ha +3.4%
2008 22,536 1000 ha -0.2%
2009 22,667 1000 ha +0.6%
2010 21,860 1000 ha -3.6%
2011 21,131 1000 ha -3.3%
2012 21,356 1000 ha +1.1%
2013 22,081 1000 ha +3.4%
2014 23,120 1000 ha +4.7%
2015 23,234 1000 ha +0.5%
2016 22,882 1000 ha -1.5%
2017 22,495 1000 ha -1.7%
2018 23,157 1000 ha +2.9%
2019 22,307 1000 ha -3.7%
2020 22,015 1000 ha -1.3%
2021 22,585 1000 ha +2.6%
2022 23,494 1000 ha +4.0%
2023 23,031 1000 ha -2.0%
2024 22,046 1000 ha -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25,442 1000 ha 21,840 1000 ha 30,552 1000 ha 9
2010s 22,362 1000 ha 21,131 1000 ha 23,234 1000 ha 10
2020s 22,634 1000 ha 22,015 1000 ha 23,494 1000 ha 5

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  4. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.92 1000 ha compare
  5. 13 Mongolia 47,327 1000 ha compare
  6. 14 Canada 44,381 1000 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in United States of America?
Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in United States of America was 22,046 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 30,552 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 21,131 1000 ha in 2011.
How does United States of America rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
United States of America ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.