Grassland — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 77,686 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa, 2001–2024
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 16th out of 26 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.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 96,562 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 102,005 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 103,672 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 105,684 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 106,410 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 106,384 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 106,117 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 105,357 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 108,072 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 107,134 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 106,272 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 76,905 1000 ha | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 77,328 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 77,513 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77,948 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78,093 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 77,151 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 77,491 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 77,542 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 77,964 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 77,737 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 77,412 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 77,342 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 77,686 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -27.6% | 106,272 1000 ha | 76,905 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 828.75 1000 ha compare
- 13 South Africa 55,120 1000 ha compare
- 14 Ethiopia 53,433 1000 ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 179.53 1000 ha compare
- 15 Mali 49,706 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 104.56 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mexico 48,075 1000 ha compare
- 16 Polynesia 40.22 1000 ha compare
- 17 Angola 45,855 1000 ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 15.81 1000 ha compare
- 18 Chad 43,981 1000 ha compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.86 1000 ha compare
- 19 Kenya 43,217 1000 ha compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.51 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
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 16th out of 26 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
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.