Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Western Africa
Western Africa: Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS was 59,152 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Western Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Western Africa stood at 59,152 1000 ha.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbaceous crops — area from modis in Western Africa peaked at 70,700 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56,174 1000 ha, in 2013.
Western Africa ranks 13th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 70,700 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 66,554 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 64,896 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 60,448 1000 ha | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 59,477 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 58,220 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 58,361 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 59,864 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 60,304 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 59,969 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 58,034 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 57,551 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 56,174 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 57,036 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 58,883 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 61,096 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 62,145 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 61,297 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 58,102 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 56,788 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 56,987 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 59,229 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 59,149 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 59,152 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62,091 1000 ha | 58,220 1000 ha | 70,700 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 59,029 1000 ha | 56,174 1000 ha | 62,145 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,261 1000 ha | 56,788 1000 ha | 59,229 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,771 1000 ha compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 31,240 1000 ha compare
- 11 Australia 31,075 1000 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 881.55 1000 ha compare
- 12 France 21,125 1000 ha compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 586 1000 ha compare
- 13 Thailand 20,866 1000 ha compare
- 13 Melanesia 176.6 1000 ha compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 137.22 1000 ha compare
- 14 Pakistan 18,144 1000 ha compare
- 15 Ethiopia 16,063 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 56.28 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mexico 14,594 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia 20.29 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 herbaceous crops — area from modis in Western Africa?
- Herbaceous crops — area from modis in Western Africa was 59,152 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 70,700 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest herbaceous crops — area from modis recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,174 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Western Africa rank for herbaceous crops — area from modis?
- Western Africa ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is herbaceous crops — area from modis rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbaceous crops — 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.