Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha

Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 4.85 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.85 1000 ha
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
80th
of 223 countries
All-time high
8.27 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
4.34 1000 ha
in 2015
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, 2001–2024

024682001201220242001: 8.3 1000 ha2002: 6 1000 ha2003: 5.4 1000 ha2004: 4.8 1000 ha2005: 4.8 1000 ha2006: 4.5 1000 ha2007: 4.8 1000 ha2008: 5 1000 ha2009: 4.7 1000 ha2010: 4.7 1000 ha2011: 4.6 1000 ha2012: 4.5 1000 ha2013: 4.4 1000 ha2014: 4.5 1000 ha2015: 4.3 1000 ha2016: 4.5 1000 ha2017: 4.8 1000 ha2018: 5.1 1000 ha2019: 5 1000 ha2020: 5 1000 ha2021: 4.8 1000 ha2022: 4.9 1000 ha2023: 5 1000 ha2024: 4.8 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mangroves — area from modis in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha is 4.85 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha peaked at 8.27 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.34 1000 ha, in 2015.

That places Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 80th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, year by year

Annual values for Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 8.27 1000 ha
2002 5.95 1000 ha -28.1%
2003 5.37 1000 ha -9.7%
2004 4.83 1000 ha -10.1%
2005 4.77 1000 ha -1.2%
2006 4.53 1000 ha -5.0%
2007 4.85 1000 ha +7.1%
2008 5.03 1000 ha +3.7%
2009 4.68 1000 ha -7.0%
2010 4.7 1000 ha +0.4%
2011 4.62 1000 ha -1.7%
2012 4.53 1000 ha -1.9%
2013 4.36 1000 ha -3.8%
2014 4.49 1000 ha +3.0%
2015 4.34 1000 ha -3.3%
2016 4.53 1000 ha +4.4%
2017 4.83 1000 ha +6.6%
2018 5.13 1000 ha +6.2%
2019 5.01 1000 ha -2.3%
2020 4.96 1000 ha -1.0%
2021 4.79 1000 ha -3.4%
2022 4.9 1000 ha +2.3%
2023 4.98 1000 ha +1.6%
2024 4.85 1000 ha -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.36 1000 ha 4.53 1000 ha 8.27 1000 ha 9
2010s 4.65 1000 ha 4.34 1000 ha 5.13 1000 ha 10
2020s 4.9 1000 ha 4.79 1000 ha 4.98 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha

  1. 77 China, Hong Kong SAR 5.7 1000 ha compare
  2. 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.69 1000 ha compare
  3. 79 Martinique 5.15 1000 ha compare
  4. 81 Bermuda 4.66 1000 ha compare
  5. 82 United States Virgin Islands 4.6 1000 ha compare
  6. 83 Mayotte 3.53 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mangroves — area from modis in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
Mangroves — area from modis in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha was 4.85 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
The highest recorded value was 8.27 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
The lowest recorded value was 4.34 1000 ha in 2015.
How does Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha rank for mangroves — area from modis?
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha ranks 80th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mangroves — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mangroves — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.