Grassland — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa

Northern Africa: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 77,686 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
77,686 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
18th
of 29 groups
All-time high
108,072 1000 ha
in 2009
All-time low
76,905 1000 ha
in 2012
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa, 2001–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2001201220242001: 96.6k 1000 ha2002: 102.0k 1000 ha2003: 103.7k 1000 ha2004: 105.7k 1000 ha2005: 106.4k 1000 ha2006: 106.4k 1000 ha2007: 106.1k 1000 ha2008: 105.4k 1000 ha2009: 108.1k 1000 ha2010: 107.1k 1000 ha2011: 106.3k 1000 ha2012: 76.9k 1000 ha2013: 77.3k 1000 ha2014: 77.5k 1000 ha2015: 77.9k 1000 ha2016: 78.1k 1000 ha2017: 77.2k 1000 ha2018: 77.5k 1000 ha2019: 77.5k 1000 ha2020: 78.0k 1000 ha2021: 77.7k 1000 ha2022: 77.4k 1000 ha2023: 77.3k 1000 ha2024: 77.7k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Northern Africa stood at 77,686 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Northern Africa peaked at 108,072 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 76,905 1000 ha, in 2012.

That places Northern Africa 18th out of 29 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 104,474 1000 ha 96,562 1000 ha 108,072 1000 ha 9
2010s 83,338 1000 ha 76,905 1000 ha 107,134 1000 ha 10
2020s 77,628 1000 ha 77,342 1000 ha 77,964 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Africa

  1. 15 Mexico 48,075 1000 ha compare
  2. 16 Angola 45,855 1000 ha compare
  3. 17 Chad 43,981 1000 ha compare
  4. 18 Kenya 43,217 1000 ha compare
  5. 19 Madagascar 40,125 1000 ha compare
  6. 20 United Republic of Tanzania 39,390 1000 ha compare
  7. 21 Türkiye 36,740 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Northern Africa?
Grassland — area from modis in Northern Africa was 77,686 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Northern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 108,072 1000 ha in 2009.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Northern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 76,905 1000 ha in 2012.
How does Northern Africa rank for grassland — area from modis?
Northern Africa ranks 18th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Northern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Grassland — 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
Last refreshed

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.