Mangroves — Area from MODIS in India
India: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 476.49 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in India, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
India recorded 476.49 1000 ha for mangroves — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in India peaked at 682.05 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 446.45 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places India 16th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 682.05 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 518.94 1000 ha | -23.9% |
| 2003 | 487.9 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 485.6 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 490.89 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 509.27 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 519.2 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 546.67 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 536.68 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 541.21 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 533.08 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 502.68 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 473.48 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 461.52 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 463.96 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 457.55 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 449.69 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 454.4 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 446.45 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 455.18 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 466.28 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 488.92 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 484.68 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 476.49 1000 ha | -1.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 476.49 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.39 1000 ha, 74.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 476.49 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 11.14 1000 ha, 42.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 530.8 1000 ha | 485.6 1000 ha | 682.05 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 478.4 1000 ha | 446.45 1000 ha | 541.21 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 474.31 1000 ha | 455.18 1000 ha | 488.92 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 13 China, mainland 558.35 1000 ha compare
- 13 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.32 1000 ha compare
- 13 Caribbean 787.98 1000 ha compare
- 14 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 1000 ha
- 14 Cuba 521.74 1000 ha compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha
- 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 Côte d'Ivoire 58.13 1000 ha compare
- 15 Myanmar 495.91 1000 ha compare
- 17 Peru 435.67 1000 ha compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 0 1000 ha
- 18 Thailand 413.11 1000 ha compare
- 19 New Zealand 308.27 1000 ha compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from modis in India?
- Mangroves — area from modis in India was 476.49 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 682.05 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 446.45 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does India rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- India ranks 16th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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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.