Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Africa
Africa: Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC was 4,442 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 4,442 1000 ha for mangroves — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from cci_lc in Africa peaked at 4,463 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,330 1000 ha, in 2000.
Africa ranks 3rd of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,353 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 4,362 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 4,361 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,361 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,356 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4,339 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4,334 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4,335 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,330 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4,341 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4,352 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 4,380 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4,403 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4,411 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 4,421 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 4,445 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4,458 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4,463 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,458 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,456 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,419 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,417 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,418 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,417 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,421 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,418 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,419 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,420 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,413 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 4,423 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4,442 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,350 1000 ha | 4,334 1000 ha | 4,362 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,400 1000 ha | 4,330 1000 ha | 4,463 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,426 1000 ha | 4,417 1000 ha | 4,458 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,426 1000 ha | 4,413 1000 ha | 4,442 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Indonesia 4,389 1000 ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 2,755 1000 ha compare
- 2 Melanesia 1,059 1000 ha compare
- 3 Australia 2,727 1000 ha compare
- 4 Mexico 1,038 1000 ha compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 312.98 1000 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 272.89 1000 ha compare
- 5 Nigeria 892.57 1000 ha compare
- 6 Papua New Guinea 752.16 1000 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 215.73 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from cci_lc in Africa?
- Mangroves — area from cci_lc in Africa was 4,442 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,463 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,330 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for mangroves — area from cci_lc?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mangroves — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mangroves — 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.