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Area from shrub-covered land

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•228 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
7,015,663.3hectares
Median: 232,710.0hectares
Countries Covered
228
with available data
Highest
United States of America
200,630,200.0hectares
Lowest
Tokelau
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America200,630,200.0hectares
2Australia179,257,000.0hectares
3Brazil146,572,100.0hectares
4Russian Federation136,116,100.0hectares
5Argentina98,450,136.0hectares
By Region
Oceania90,851,055.0hectares(2 countries)
North America82,480,349.5hectares(4 countries)
South America40,024,683.7hectares(7 countries)
Africa19,240,720.0hectares(9 countries)
Asia4,127,608.5hectares(27 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (200,630,200.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7,015,663.3hectares)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Asia (27)
Other (147)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2022; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1United States of America200,630,200.0hectares
2Australia179,257,000.0hectares
3Brazil146,572,100.0hectares
4Russian Federation136,116,100.0hectares
5Argentina98,450,136.0hectares
6Mexico70,431,900.0hectares
7South Africa64,443,620.0hectares
8Canada58,090,268.0hectares
9Ethiopia48,005,860.0hectares
10Botswana44,737,820.0hectares
11Somalia36,753,710.0hectares
12South Sudan28,212,970.0hectares
13People's Republic of China23,458,260.0hectares
14Angola23,151,300.0hectares
15Kazakhstan22,500,330.0hectares
16India21,353,280.0hectares
17Kenya20,126,880.0hectares
18Namibia17,606,990.0hectares
19United Republic of Tanzania16,720,520.0hectares
20Sudan15,693,190.0hectares
21Mozambique15,567,690.0hectares
22Chile14,425,950.0hectares
23Chad14,005,900.0hectares
24Bolivia13,169,590.0hectares
25Myanmar12,492,890.0hectares
26Zambia12,386,950.0hectares
27Zimbabwe10,924,620.0hectares
28Paraguay10,506,980.0hectares
29Nigeria9,998,460.0hectares
30Peru9,800,810.0hectares
31Madagascar9,267,080.0hectares
32Mali8,246,070.5hectares
33Indonesia7,655,150.0hectares
34Venezuela7,570,400.0hectares
35Democratic Republic of the Congo7,529,300.0hectares
36Colombia7,389,250.0hectares
37Lao People's Democratic Republic7,226,830.0hectares
38Türkiye7,083,950.0hectares
39Senegal6,981,010.0hectares
40Islamic Republic of Iran6,835,830.0hectares
41Pakistan6,812,150.0hectares
42Turkmenistan6,740,160.0hectares
43Spain6,184,040.0hectares
44Vietnam5,808,690.0hectares
45Thailand5,077,720.0hectares
46Central African Republic4,859,750.0hectares
47Uzbekistan4,202,430.0hectares
48Guinea3,242,860.0hectares
49Afghanistan3,122,810.0hectares
50Ghana3,084,310.0hectares
51Cote d'Ivoire3,079,670.0hectares
52Greece3,032,480.0hectares
53Ecuador2,887,150.0hectares
54Mongolia2,855,160.0hectares
55Burkina Faso2,823,070.0hectares
56Benin2,792,040.0hectares
57New Zealand2,445,110.0hectares
58Uganda2,308,640.0hectares
59Cameroon2,289,710.0hectares
60Morocco2,247,260.0hectares
61Republic of the Congo2,164,870.0hectares
62Algeria2,029,970.0hectares
63Eritrea1,706,500.0hectares
64Norway1,698,380.0hectares
65Cambodia1,678,390.0hectares
66France1,609,910.0hectares
67Sweden1,599,800.0hectares
68Yemen1,595,840.0hectares
69Malaysia1,488,200.0hectares
70Philippines1,415,180.0hectares
71Italy1,391,960.0hectares
72Portugal1,327,230.0hectares
73Sri Lanka1,315,190.0hectares
74Niger1,314,470.0hectares
75Guyana1,124,310.0hectares
76Finland1,044,800.1hectares
77Greenland1,043,290.1hectares
78Azerbaijan990,320.0hectares
79Nicaragua953,400.0hectares
80Germany940,450.0hectares
81Japan917,730.0hectares
82Honduras845,070.0hectares
83Bangladesh823,970.0hectares
84Kyrgyzstan819,930.0hectares
85United Kingdom779,520.0hectares
86Lesotho772,210.0hectares
87Guatemala769,030.0hectares
88Mauritania764,750.0hectares
89Papua New Guinea737,940.0hectares
90Togo666,620.0hectares
91Tajikistan665,070.0hectares
92Uruguay647,390.0hectares
93Gabon635,430.0hectares
94Poland618,990.0hectares
95Georgia616,570.0hectares
96Nepal522,350.0hectares
97Belarus462,480.0hectares
98Ukraine458,250.0hectares
99Sierra Leone456,490.0hectares
100Armenia447,130.0hectares
101Cuba436,550.0hectares
102Saudi Arabia417,720.0hectares
103Malawi411,820.0hectares
104Panama402,270.0hectares
105Austria358,510.0hectares
106Iraq350,820.0hectares
107Bulgaria339,710.0hectares
108Albania315,040.0hectares
109Burundi303,600.0hectares
110Croatia279,320.0hectares
111Bosnia and Herzegovina277,140.0hectares
112Czech Republic268,020.0hectares
113Costa Rica247,300.0hectares
114Syrian Arab Republic236,790.0hectares
115Latvia228,630.0hectares
116Rwanda220,800.0hectares
117Lebanon219,980.0hectares
118Eswatini202,430.0hectares
119Libya198,820.0hectares
120Romania197,690.0hectares
121Serbia192,520.0hectares
122Liberia189,410.0hectares
123Lithuania186,410.0hectares
124Guinea-Bissau181,490.0hectares
125Ireland177,830.0hectares
126Switzerland176,110.0hectares
127Estonia159,640.0hectares
128Dominican Republic154,160.0hectares
129South Korea149,970.0hectares
130Suriname146,340.0hectares
131Cape Verde145,100.0hectares
132Montenegro144,540.0hectares
133North Korea136,420.0hectares
134Tunisia133,610.0hectares
135Belize129,360.0hectares
136The Republic of North Macedonia128,380.0hectares
137Timor-Leste117,490.0hectares
138Cyprus114,100.0hectares
139Bhutan111,370.0hectares
140New Caledonia109,990.0hectares
141Slovakia107,600.0hectares
142Republic of The Gambia105,950.0hectares
143Slovenia103,750.0hectares
144Belgium102,200.0hectares
145Denmark99,400.0hectares
146Egypt78,820.0hectares
147Hungary78,180.0hectares
148Iceland76,980.0hectares
149Netherlands70,860.0hectares
150Israel63,360.0hectares
151Oman57,130.0hectares
152Bahamas46,740.0hectares
153Fiji46,320.0hectares
154Haiti45,990.0hectares
155El Salvador42,210.0hectares
156Falkland Islands (Malvinas)36,160.0hectares
157Taiwan, Province of China34,910.0hectares
158State of Palestine29,960.0hectares
159Djibouti24,570.0hectares
160Samoa22,070.0hectares
161Comoros21,820.0hectares
162French Guiana17,500.0hectares
163Reunion16,090.0hectares
164Trinidad and Tobago15,720.0hectares
165Equatorial Guinea14,560.0hectares
166Jamaica14,550.0hectares
167French Polynesia13,230.0hectares
168Mauritius13,090.0hectares
169Luxembourg12,670.0hectares
170Faroe Islands12,150.0hectares
171Puerto Rico9,170.0hectares
172Aruba9,010.0hectares
173Saint Pierre and Miquelon8,930.0hectares
174Jordan8,170.0hectares
175Moldova, Republic of8,150.0hectares
176Vanuatu7,690.0hectares
177Brunei Darussalam7,480.0hectares
178Hong Kong6,470.0hectares
179Qatar6,090.0hectares
180Solomon Islands5,130.0hectares
181Martinique3,740.0hectares
182United Arab Emirates3,490.0hectares
183Mayotte3,070.0hectares
184Kuwait3,000.0hectares
185Guadeloupe2,860.0hectares
186Isle of Man2,730.0hectares
187Tonga2,710.0hectares
188Palau2,280.0hectares
189Saint Helena1,370.0hectares
190Barbados1,340.0hectares
191American Samoa1,140.0hectares
192Singapore1,120.0hectares
193Turks and Caicos Islands1,050.0hectares
194Saint Lucia960.0hectares
195Antigua and Barbuda960.0hectares
196Andorra880.0hectares
197Wallis and Futuna860.0hectares
198Saint Vincent and the Grenadines720.0hectares
199Seychelles720.0hectares
200Liechtenstein710.0hectares
201Cook Islands620.0hectares
202Sao Tome and Principe600.0hectares
203Northern Mariana Islands540.0hectares
204Saint Kitts and Nevis520.0hectares
205Bahrain500.0hectares
206Niue450.0hectares
207Malta350.0hectares
208Cayman Islands320.0hectares
209Maldives280.0hectares
210Micronesia, Federated States of250.0hectares
211Montserrat210.0hectares
212Virgin Islands, U.S.180.0hectares
213Guam150.0hectares
214Grenada140.0hectares
215Anguilla130.0hectares
216Kiribati120.0hectares
217San Marino90.0hectares
218Gibraltar70.0hectares
219Dominica60.0hectares
220Tuvalu50.0hectares
221Marshall Islands40.0hectares
222Macao30.0hectares
223Virgin Islands, British30.0hectares
224Nauru10.0hectares
225Bermuda10.0hectares
226Monaco0.0hectares
227Western Sahara0.0hectares
228Tokelau0.0hectares
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2022).

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