Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 46.18 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Sahara, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Western Sahara stood at 46.18 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Western Sahara peaked at 78.26 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.54 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Western Sahara 168th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.83 1000 ha | 0.54 1000 ha | 36.26 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.14 1000 ha | 42.17 1000 ha | 60.26 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.39 1000 ha | 46.18 1000 ha | 78.26 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 165 Puerto Rico 69.91 1000 ha compare
- 166 Jamaica 49.26 1000 ha compare
- 167 Netherlands Antilles (former) 47.86 1000 ha compare
- 169 New Caledonia 44.29 1000 ha compare
- 170 Polynesia 40.22 1000 ha compare
- 171 Martinique 39.63 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.08 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.02 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 99.92 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 18.81 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 0.08 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in Western Sahara?
- Grassland — area from modis in Western Sahara was 46.18 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 Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 78.26 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Western Sahara rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Western Sahara ranks 168th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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.