Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Sudan (former)

Sudan (former): Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 180.27 1000 ha in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
180.27 1000 ha
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
34th
of 240 countries
All-time high
382.72 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
180.27 1000 ha
in 2011
Years of data
11
2001–2011

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Sudan (former), 2001–2011

01002003004002001200620112001: 382.7 1000 ha2002: 243.6 1000 ha2003: 220.9 1000 ha2004: 197.2 1000 ha2005: 190.3 1000 ha2006: 185.3 1000 ha2007: 192.6 1000 ha2008: 205.3 1000 ha2009: 200.8 1000 ha2010: 195.6 1000 ha2011: 180.3 1000 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for mangroves — area from modis in Sudan (former) is 180.27 1000 ha, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Sudan (former) peaked at 382.72 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 180.27 1000 ha, in 2011.

That places Sudan (former) 34th out of 240 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 224.31 1000 ha 185.28 1000 ha 382.72 1000 ha 9
2010s 187.93 1000 ha 180.27 1000 ha 195.58 1000 ha 2

Countries ranked near Sudan (former)

  1. 31 Sierra Leone 197.25 1000 ha compare
  2. 32 Japan 183.73 1000 ha compare
  3. 33 Madagascar 182.73 1000 ha compare
  4. 35 Panama 180.05 1000 ha compare
  5. 36 Congo 159.81 1000 ha compare
  6. 37 Nicaragua 158.84 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mangroves — area from modis in Sudan (former)?
Mangroves — area from modis in Sudan (former) was 180.27 1000 ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Sudan (former)?
The highest recorded value was 382.72 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Sudan (former)?
The lowest recorded value was 180.27 1000 ha in 2011.
How does Sudan (former) rank for mangroves — area from modis?
Sudan (former) ranks 34th out of 240 countries with data for 2011.
Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan (former) 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

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
Last refreshed

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.