Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC was 47.44 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, mangroves — area from cci_lc in Southern Africa stood at 47.44 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from cci_lc in Southern Africa peaked at 47.73 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.42 1000 ha, in 1992.
Southern Africa ranks 15th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.42 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 46.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 46.42 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.45 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.49 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 46.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 46.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 46.68 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.67 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 46.76 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.84 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.1 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 47.27 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.44 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.46 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.45 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.54 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.59 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.62 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.63 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.61 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.61 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.73 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.68 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 47.65 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.56 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.56 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.44 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.48 1000 ha | 46.42 1000 ha | 46.68 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.21 1000 ha | 46.67 1000 ha | 47.59 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.63 1000 ha | 47.56 1000 ha | 47.73 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.52 1000 ha | 47.44 1000 ha | 47.56 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 12 Bangladesh 471.83 1000 ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.17 1000 ha compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 441.7 1000 ha compare
- 13 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.02 1000 ha compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 1000 ha
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha
- 14 India 438.37 1000 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 1000 ha
- 14 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 ha
- 14 Türkiye 0 1000 ha
- 15 Cuba 423.57 1000 ha compare
- 16 Guinea 377.36 1000 ha compare
- 17 Colombia 373 1000 ha compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 13.19 1000 ha compare
- 18 Thailand 369.45 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from cci_lc in Southern Africa?
- Mangroves — area from cci_lc in Southern Africa was 47.44 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.73 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.42 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for mangroves — area from cci_lc?
- Southern Africa ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mangroves — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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.