Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western Europe
Western Europe: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 466.23 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Europe is 466.23 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Europe peaked at 499.14 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 465.24 1000 ha, in 2023.
Western Europe ranks 21st of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 486.44 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 483.98 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 484.18 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 495.04 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 499.14 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 492.38 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 488.86 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 485.06 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 476.2 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 480.38 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 476.07 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 475.83 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 470.92 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 468.01 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 472.51 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 473.46 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 475.32 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 475.03 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 473.12 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 472.26 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 469.87 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 467.72 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 465.24 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 466.23 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 487.92 1000 ha | 476.2 1000 ha | 499.14 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 474.06 1000 ha | 468.01 1000 ha | 480.38 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 468.26 1000 ha | 465.24 1000 ha | 472.26 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 18 Oman 30,045 1000 ha compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.06 1000 ha compare
- 19 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha compare
- 19 Turkmenistan 29,870 1000 ha compare
- 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 20 Iraq 29,036 1000 ha compare
- 21 Chile 27,842 1000 ha compare
- 22 Western Sahara 26,790 1000 ha compare
- 23 Argentina 23,169 1000 ha compare
- 24 Namibia 19,784 1000 ha compare
- 24 Caribbean 79.98 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Europe?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Europe was 466.23 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 499.14 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 465.24 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Western Europe ranks 21st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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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.