Which has higher mangroves — area from cci_lc, European Union (27) or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 330.5 1000 ha against 0 1000 ha in European Union (27) as of 2022.

What is the difference in mangroves — area from cci_lc between European Union (27) and Madagascar?

330.5 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Madagascar?

31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

European Union (27) vs Madagascar: Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC

European Union (27)

0 1000 ha

in 2022

Madagascar

330.5 1000 ha

in 2022

European Union (27) rank

5th

Madagascar rank

19th

Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC over time

European Union (27)
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 330.5 1000 ha against 0 1000 ha in European Union (27), a difference of 330.5 1000 ha.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

European Union (27) ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 7 groups.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	European Union (27)	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 1000 ha	284.68 1000 ha	284.68 1000 ha	Madagascar
2000s	0 1000 ha	319.77 1000 ha	319.77 1000 ha	Madagascar
2010s	0 1000 ha	331.82 1000 ha	331.82 1000 ha	Madagascar
2020s	0 1000 ha	330.53 1000 ha	330.53 1000 ha	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mangroves — area from cci_lc, European Union (27) or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 330.5 1000 ha against 0 1000 ha in European Union (27) as of 2022.
What is the difference in mangroves — area from cci_lc between European Union (27) and Madagascar?: 330.5 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and Madagascar?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
How do European Union (27) and Madagascar rank globally for mangroves — area from cci_lc?: European Union (27) ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 7 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.