Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa
Western Africa: Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC was 2,383 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangroves — area from cci_lc in Western Africa is 2,383 1000 ha, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from cci_lc in Western Africa peaked at 2,413 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,354 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Western Africa 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,410 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,409 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,408 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,413 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,412 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,396 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,391 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,370 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,364 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,371 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,374 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,376 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,385 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,388 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,390 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,401 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,404 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,401 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,395 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,387 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,377 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,375 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,374 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,373 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,370 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,366 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2,362 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,359 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,354 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,363 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,383 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,401 1000 ha | 2,370 1000 ha | 2,413 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,385 1000 ha | 2,364 1000 ha | 2,404 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,374 1000 ha | 2,359 1000 ha | 2,395 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,367 1000 ha | 2,354 1000 ha | 2,383 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 7 Philippines 691.35 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 140.29 1000 ha compare
- 8 Malaysia 684.41 1000 ha compare
- 8 Micronesia 31.6 1000 ha compare
- 9 Brazil 594.58 1000 ha compare
- 9 Micronesia (Federated States of) 28.1 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 mangroves — area from cci_lc in Western Africa?
- Mangroves — area from cci_lc in Western Africa was 2,383 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,413 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,354 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Western Africa rank for mangroves — area from cci_lc?
- Western Africa ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is mangroves — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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.