Barren or Sparsely Vegetated Areas
WorldPhysical EnvironmentAreas with little or no vegetation
Global Land Cover FacilityBarren or sparsely vegetated areas are highlighted in orange, including regions in northern Africa (Libya, Algeria), the Middle East, parts of Central Asia (Saudi Arabia), and the western coast of South America.
Barren or Sparsely Vegetated Areas | Toronto | Specialty crop or livestock farming | Mixed farming | Commercial wheat and other small grain farming | Dairy farming | General farming | Livestock ranching | Irrigated agriculture | Mediterranean agriculture (with irrigation) | Nonfarming | Extent of U.S., 1803 | Louisiana Purchase, 1803 | West Florida, 1810–1813 | British Cession, 1818 | East Florida, 1819 | Northern Maine, 1842 | Texas Annexation, 1845 | Oregon Country, 1846 | Mexican Cession, 1848 | Gadsden Purchase, 1853 | Alaska, 1867 | Hawaii, 1898 | |
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Nova Scotia | 36.7% | 19.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 44.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
New Brunswick | 4.59% | 69.9% | 15.9% | 9.03% | |||||||||||||||||||
Alberta | 14.2% | 16.7% | 1.37% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Québec | 1.00% | 1.28% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Manitoba | 14.1% | 4.24% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ontario | 1 | 1.82% | 8.82% | 2.80% | |||||||||||||||||||
Alaska | 94.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2.59% | 55.8% | 1.74% | 76.2% | 23.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 6.05% | 80.7% | 5.63% | 1.50% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 93.5% | 6.49% | 97.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 52.7% | 98.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 80.1% | 1.68% | 3.82% | 99.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 94.9% | 5.10% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 3.91% | 97.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 99.4% | 99.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2.54% | 6.88% | 28.9% | 1.54% | 99.4% | ||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 95.3% | 3.25% | 70.3% | 4.53% | 12.4% | 12.7% | |||||||||||||||||
Montana | 13.8% | 79.9% | 1.03% | 82.4% | 17.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 11.2% | 78.0% | 10.3% | 82.4% | 16.6% | ||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 97.2% | 2.79% | 57.6% | 42.4% | |||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4.50% | 95.5% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1.66% | 7.48% | 37.3% | 99.5% | |||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 99.2% | 98.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 100% | 92.2% | 7.44% | ||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 2.88% | 97.1% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 46.2% | 15.2% | 29.5% | 3.16% | 1.83% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||
Texas | 45.6% | 41.0% | 1.75% | 99.5% | |||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 12.6% | 41.5% | 45.8% | 99.7% | |||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana | 98.0% | 1.56% | 86.4% | 12.4% | |||||||||||||||||||
Hawaii | 91.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 83.7% | 16.0% | 99.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 10.4% | 1.98% | 53.5% | 1.61% | 99.8% | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 100% | 95.7% | 4.16% | ||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 1.35% | 94.7% | 1.16% | 57.5% | 40.3% | 2.23% | |||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 20.9% | 64.6% | 5.63% | 8.39% | 91.7% | 8.26% | |||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3.92% | 95.5% | 99.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||
British Columbia | 1.43% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 65.3% | 34.4% | 99.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 99.9% | 99.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 5.98% | 64.0% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 99.9% | 99.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.55% | 88.8% | 9.67% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 17.8% | 67.2% | 9.64% | 3.65% | 41.3% | 32.3% | 26.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 1.08% | 95.3% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 98.2% | 98.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 99.9% | 99.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||
New York | 2.90% | 6.80% | 99.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 35.0% | 33.2% | 11.4% | 96.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 67.7% | 1.43% | 15.1% | 9.41% | 6.32% | 91.6% | 8.45% | ||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 42.6% | 57.4% | 99.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||
California | 7.01% | 30.0% | 2.07% | 42.1% | 4.51% | 99.7% | |||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 74.6% | 7.82% | 2.70% | 99.8% | |||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 25.4% | 18.2% | 56.3% | 99.1% | |||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 12.6% | 39.3% | 48.1% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 67.6% | 32.4% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 17.0% | 7.67% | 56.4% | 33.8% | 45.1% | 20.9% | |||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 99.5% | 99.8% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1.38% | 89.2% | 2.58% | 6.84% | 99.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
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