Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Ecuador

Ecuador: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 258.37 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
258.37 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 223 countries
All-time high
332.09 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
198.21 1000 ha
in 2005
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Ecuador, 2001–2024

01002003002001201220242001: 332.1 1000 ha2002: 257.9 1000 ha2003: 226.3 1000 ha2004: 207.6 1000 ha2005: 198.2 1000 ha2006: 199.4 1000 ha2007: 203.2 1000 ha2008: 212.3 1000 ha2009: 216.1 1000 ha2010: 218 1000 ha2011: 217.6 1000 ha2012: 217.6 1000 ha2013: 216.4 1000 ha2014: 218.2 1000 ha2015: 220.2 1000 ha2016: 215.7 1000 ha2017: 216.6 1000 ha2018: 214.5 1000 ha2019: 218.7 1000 ha2020: 228.2 1000 ha2021: 234.1 1000 ha2022: 250.7 1000 ha2023: 258.2 1000 ha2024: 258.4 1000 ha

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 258.37 1000 ha for mangroves — area from modis in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Ecuador peaked at 332.09 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 198.21 1000 ha, in 2005.

That places Ecuador 21st out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Ecuador, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 332.09 1000 ha —
2002 257.94 1000 ha -22.3%
2003 226.29 1000 ha -12.3%
2004 207.57 1000 ha -8.3%
2005 198.21 1000 ha -4.5%
2006 199.43 1000 ha +0.6%
2007 203.21 1000 ha +1.9%
2008 212.31 1000 ha +4.5%
2009 216.05 1000 ha +1.8%
2010 217.98 1000 ha +0.9%
2011 217.59 1000 ha -0.2%
2012 217.55 1000 ha -0.0%
2013 216.4 1000 ha -0.5%
2014 218.21 1000 ha +0.8%
2015 220.16 1000 ha +0.9%
2016 215.65 1000 ha -2.0%
2017 216.57 1000 ha +0.4%
2018 214.49 1000 ha -1.0%
2019 218.66 1000 ha +1.9%
2020 228.24 1000 ha +4.4%
2021 234.11 1000 ha +2.6%
2022 250.65 1000 ha +7.1%
2023 258.24 1000 ha +3.0%
2024 258.37 1000 ha +0.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 258.37 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.33 1000 ha, 59.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 258.37 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.77 1000 ha, 14.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 228.12 1000 ha 198.21 1000 ha 332.09 1000 ha 9
2010s 217.33 1000 ha 214.49 1000 ha 220.16 1000 ha 10
2020s 245.92 1000 ha 228.24 1000 ha 258.37 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 18 Cabo Verde 0 1000 ha
  2. 18 Thailand 413.11 1000 ha compare
  3. 19 New Zealand 308.27 1000 ha compare
  4. 20 Cameroon 296.94 1000 ha compare
  5. 22 Gabon 253.58 1000 ha compare
  6. 23 Mozambique 249.49 1000 ha compare
  7. 24 Guinea 239.23 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mangroves — area from modis in Ecuador?
Mangroves — area from modis in Ecuador was 258.37 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 332.09 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 198.21 1000 ha in 2005.
How does Ecuador rank for mangroves — area from modis?
Ecuador ranks 21st out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ecuador 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.