Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Kenya
Kenya: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 46.52 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Kenya, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangroves — area from modis in Kenya is 46.52 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Kenya peaked at 47.36 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 33.23 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Kenya 55th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.11 1000 ha | 36.89 1000 ha | 47.36 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 37 1000 ha | 33.23 1000 ha | 41.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.09 1000 ha | 37.95 1000 ha | 46.52 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 52 Micronesia 56.95 1000 ha compare
- 53 Vanuatu 54.46 1000 ha compare
- 54 New Caledonia 48.74 1000 ha compare
- 56 French Polynesia 39.65 1000 ha compare
- 57 El Salvador 37.53 1000 ha compare
- 58 Senegal 35.93 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from modis in Kenya?
- Mangroves — area from modis in Kenya was 46.52 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 47.36 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.23 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- Kenya ranks 55th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.