Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 7.55 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 7.55 1000 ha for mangroves — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Northern Africa peaked at 393.85 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.9 1000 ha, in 2017.
That places Northern Africa 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 393.85 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 252.81 1000 ha | -35.8% |
| 2003 | 229.59 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 205.82 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 199.13 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 195.1 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 201.96 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 215.75 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 211.82 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 206.58 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 190.18 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 8.88 1000 ha | -95.3% |
| 2013 | 6.93 1000 ha | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 5.51 1000 ha | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 5.4 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.25 1000 ha | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 3.9 1000 ha | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 4.01 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.38 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 4.85 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3 1000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 7.12 1000 ha | +34.3% |
| 2023 | 8.15 1000 ha | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 7.55 1000 ha | -7.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -95.3% | 190.18 1000 ha | 8.88 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 233.98 1000 ha | 195.1 1000 ha | 393.85 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 44 1000 ha | 3.9 1000 ha | 206.58 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 1000 ha | 4.85 1000 ha | 8.15 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 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
- 16 India 476.49 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
- 20 Cameroon 296.94 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from modis in Northern Africa?
- Mangroves — area from modis in Northern Africa was 7.55 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 393.85 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- Northern Africa ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.