Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 1.2 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Tuvalu, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, mangroves — area from modis in Tuvalu stood at 1.2 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Tuvalu peaked at 1.26 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Tuvalu 99th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.13 1000 ha | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.22 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.22 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.2 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.24 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.26 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.22 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.15 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.11 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.07 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.22 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2 1000 ha | -1.6% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.2 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.33 1000 ha, 28% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.2 1000 ha is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.46 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.16 1000 ha | 1 1000 ha | 1.24 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.16 1000 ha | 1.07 1000 ha | 1.26 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 1000 ha | 1.13 1000 ha | 1.22 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 96 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.43 1000 ha compare
- 97 Singapore 1.35 1000 ha compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.33 1000 ha compare
- 100 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.75 1000 ha compare
- 101 Benin 0.38 1000 ha compare
- 102 Somalia 0.34 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 58 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 11,137 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from modis in Tuvalu?
- Mangroves — area from modis in Tuvalu was 1.2 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Tuvalu rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- Tuvalu ranks 99th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.