Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa
Western Africa: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 3,794 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 3,794 1000 ha for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Western Africa peaked at 3,794 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,489 1000 ha, in 1995.
Western Africa ranks 19th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,497 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 3,497 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,496 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,489 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3,531 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 3,565 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3,570 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3,749 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 3,759 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 3,753 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 3,744 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,722 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 3,720 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,714 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 3,707 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,693 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3,688 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,692 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,696 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 3,698 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,713 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,727 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,737 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3,737 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,743 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,749 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,754 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,757 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3,758 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,783 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3,794 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,549 1000 ha | 3,489 1000 ha | 3,749 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,719 1000 ha | 3,688 1000 ha | 3,759 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,731 1000 ha | 3,696 1000 ha | 3,757 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,778 1000 ha | 3,758 1000 ha | 3,794 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
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)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Western Africa?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Western Africa was 3,794 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,794 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,489 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does Western Africa rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- Western Africa ranks 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. 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.