Mangroves — Area from MODIS in United States of America

United States of America: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 2,472 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2,472 1000 ha
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
8th
of 26 groups
All-time high
6,366 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
2,218 1000 ha
in 2017
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in United States of America, 2001–2024

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k2001201220242001: 6.4k 1000 ha2002: 3.5k 1000 ha2003: 3.0k 1000 ha2004: 2.8k 1000 ha2005: 2.7k 1000 ha2006: 2.6k 1000 ha2007: 2.6k 1000 ha2008: 2.7k 1000 ha2009: 2.8k 1000 ha2010: 2.8k 1000 ha2011: 2.7k 1000 ha2012: 2.6k 1000 ha2013: 2.5k 1000 ha2014: 2.4k 1000 ha2015: 2.3k 1000 ha2016: 2.3k 1000 ha2017: 2.2k 1000 ha2018: 2.3k 1000 ha2019: 2.3k 1000 ha2020: 2.4k 1000 ha2021: 2.4k 1000 ha2022: 2.5k 1000 ha2023: 2.5k 1000 ha2024: 2.5k 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 United States of America is 2,472 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in United States of America peaked at 6,366 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,218 1000 ha, in 2017.

That places United States of America 8th out of 26 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.

Mangroves — Area from MODIS in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Mangroves — Area from MODIS in United States of America, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 6,366 1000 ha
2002 3,537 1000 ha -44.4%
2003 3,037 1000 ha -14.1%
2004 2,833 1000 ha -6.7%
2005 2,687 1000 ha -5.2%
2006 2,597 1000 ha -3.3%
2007 2,554 1000 ha -1.7%
2008 2,673 1000 ha +4.7%
2009 2,772 1000 ha +3.7%
2010 2,830 1000 ha +2.1%
2011 2,716 1000 ha -4.0%
2012 2,582 1000 ha -4.9%
2013 2,535 1000 ha -1.8%
2014 2,424 1000 ha -4.4%
2015 2,335 1000 ha -3.7%
2016 2,262 1000 ha -3.1%
2017 2,218 1000 ha -2.0%
2018 2,253 1000 ha +1.6%
2019 2,303 1000 ha +2.2%
2020 2,378 1000 ha +3.3%
2021 2,430 1000 ha +2.2%
2022 2,515 1000 ha +3.5%
2023 2,512 1000 ha -0.2%
2024 2,472 1000 ha -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,228 1000 ha 2,554 1000 ha 6,366 1000 ha 9
2010s 2,446 1000 ha 2,218 1000 ha 2,830 1000 ha 10
2020s 2,461 1000 ha 2,378 1000 ha 2,515 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 Nigeria 1,147 1000 ha compare
  2. 6 Philippines 970.67 1000 ha compare
  3. 7 Australia 891.34 1000 ha compare
  4. 8 Bangladesh 714.42 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Malaysia 703.84 1000 ha compare
  6. 10 Colombia 654.02 1000 ha compare
  7. 11 Mexico 596.07 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mangroves — area from modis in United States of America?
Mangroves — area from modis in United States of America was 2,472 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 6,366 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 2,218 1000 ha in 2017.
How does United States of America rank for mangroves — area from modis?
United States of America ranks 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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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
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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.