Mangroves — Area from MODIS by country
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...
Countries reporting
123
Highest
5,114 1000 ha
Indonesia
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Togo
Median
25.38 1000 ha
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
6,390
What the numbers show
Mangroves — Area from MODIS is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 5,114 1000 ha in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.38 1000 ha, and the mean is 246.66 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Gambia (down 74.7%).
Mangroves — Area from MODIS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 5,114 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 2 | Brazil | 3,717 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 3 | Melanesia | 1,763 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 1,403 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,200 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,095 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 5 | Nigeria | 1,147 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 5 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 487.34 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 6 | Philippines | 970.67 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 406.35 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 7 | Australia | 891.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 156.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 714.42 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Polynesia | 88.39 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 9 | Malaysia | 703.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 9 | Micronesia | 56.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 654.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 10 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 22.74 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 596.07 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 12 | China | 574.09 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 12 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 4.32 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 13 | Caribbean | 787.98 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 13 | China, mainland | 558.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 13 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Cuba | 521.74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 15 | Myanmar | 495.91 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 15 | Côte d'Ivoire | 58.13 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 16 | India | 476.49 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 17 | Peru | 435.67 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 18 | Thailand | 413.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 19 | New Zealand | 308.27 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 20 | Cameroon | 296.94 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 21 | Ecuador | 258.37 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.4% | flat |
| 22 | Gabon | 253.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 23 | Mozambique | 249.49 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea | 239.23 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 209.33 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 197.25 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 27 | Japan | 183.73 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 28 | Madagascar | 182.73 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 29 | Sudan (former) | 180.27 1000 ha | 2011 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 30 | Panama | 180.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 31 | Congo | 159.81 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 158.84 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 33 | Solomon Islands | 142.43 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 34 | Fiji | 114.69 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 35 | Suriname | 106.46 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.2% | flat |
| 36 | Bahamas | 106.16 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 37 | Honduras | 96.29 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 38 | Guyana | 86.67 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 39 | French Guiana | 72.54 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 40 | Republic of Korea | 69.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 68.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 42 | Belize | 67.97 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 43 | Cambodia | 66.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 54.46 1000 ha | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 45 | New Caledonia | 48.74 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 46 | Kenya | 46.52 1000 ha | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 47 | French Polynesia | 39.65 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 48 | El Salvador | 37.53 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 49 | Senegal | 35.93 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 35.9 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 31.86 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 52 | South Africa | 29.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 53 | Tonga | 25.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 54 | Haiti | 24.93 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 55 | Liberia | 23.79 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 56 | Angola | 23.08 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 20.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 39.8% | falling |
| 58 | Jamaica | 17.8 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 59 | Guatemala | 17.77 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.88 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 61 | Puerto Rico | 16.05 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 63 | Palau | 12.23 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 64 | Northern Mariana Islands | 11.81 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 65 | Ghana | 10.99 1000 ha | 2024 | up 41.6% | flat |
| 66 | Seychelles | 10.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 67 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10.02 1000 ha | 2024 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 68 | Cayman Islands | 9.89 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 69 | Mauritius | 9.61 1000 ha | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 70 | American Samoa | 9.54 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 7.74 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 72 | Comoros | 7.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 72 | Egypt | 7.55 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 74 | Kiribati | 6.39 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 75 | Samoa | 6.24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 76 | British Virgin Islands | 5.99 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 77 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 5.7 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.69 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 79 | Martinique | 5.15 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 80 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 4.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 81 | Bermuda | 4.66 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 82 | United States Virgin Islands | 4.6 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 83 | Mayotte | 3.53 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 84 | Pakistan | 3.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Grenada | 2.97 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 86 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.93 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 2.82 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 88 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.67 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 89 | Gambia | 2.65 1000 ha | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Réunion | 2.59 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 91 | Dominica | 2.46 1000 ha | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 92 | Maldives | 2.09 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 92 | Marshall Islands | 2.09 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 94 | Niue | 1.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 95 | Guam | 1.67 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 96 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.43 1000 ha | 2024 | up 45.9% | falling |
| 97 | Singapore | 1.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 98 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.33 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 1.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 100 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0.75 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 101 | Benin | 0.38 1000 ha | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Somalia | 0.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 103 | Anguilla | 0.28 1000 ha | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Montserrat | 0.28 1000 ha | 2024 | up 64.7% | falling |
| 105 | Barbados | 0.13 1000 ha | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 106 | Tokelau | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Eritrea | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 108 | China, Macao SAR | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Naoero | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Togo | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 28,157 1000 ha
- Asia 10,243 1000 ha
- Americas 10,302 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 1,867 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 8,197 1000 ha
- South America 5,818 1000 ha
- Africa 4,503 1000 ha
- Oceania 3,108 1000 ha
- Northern America 2,477 1000 ha
- United States of America 2,472 1000 ha
- Western Africa 1,929 1000 ha
- Central America 1,219 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 1,219 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 827.11 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 669.17 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 29.3 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 7.55 1000 ha
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.