Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Africa
Western Africa: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 193,328 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Western Africa stood at 193,328 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Western Africa peaked at 193,328 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 171,402 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Western Africa 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 175,087 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 171,402 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 172,826 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 176,817 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 179,155 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 181,294 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 183,389 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 182,239 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 180,415 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 180,718 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 182,029 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 183,246 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 185,483 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 184,962 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 185,347 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 183,934 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 184,134 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 185,253 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 186,453 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 189,875 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 191,651 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 192,262 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 191,768 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 193,328 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 178,069 1000 ha | 171,402 1000 ha | 183,389 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 184,156 1000 ha | 180,718 1000 ha | 186,453 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 191,777 1000 ha | 189,875 1000 ha | 193,328 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 10 Sudan (former) 92,493 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 1,588 1000 ha compare
- 11 Argentina 86,322 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,087 1000 ha compare
- 12 Sudan 67,533 1000 ha compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 947.58 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in Western Africa?
- Grassland — area from modis in Western Africa was 193,328 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 193,328 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,402 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Western Africa rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.