Mangroves — Area from MODIS in South Africa
South Africa: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 29.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in South Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, mangroves — area from modis in South Africa stood at 29.3 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in South Africa peaked at 53.44 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.28 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places South Africa 16th out of 29 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.03 1000 ha | 23.92 1000 ha | 53.44 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.32 1000 ha | 19.28 1000 ha | 28.49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.49 1000 ha | 20.33 1000 ha | 29.3 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 18.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 69.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 87.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 83,928 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 413 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 12.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 12,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from modis in South Africa?
- Mangroves — area from modis in South Africa was 29.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 53.44 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.28 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does South Africa rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- South Africa ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South 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.