Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Western Africa
Western Africa: Mangroves — Area from MODIS was 1,929 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mangroves — Area from MODIS in Western Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangroves — area from modis in Western Africa is 1,929 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangroves — area from modis in Western Africa peaked at 2,505 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,828 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Western Africa 9th 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,505 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,086 1000 ha | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 1,974 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 1,957 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,967 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,999 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,996 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,021 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,035 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,058 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2,064 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,049 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,046 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,014 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,986 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,963 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,921 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,888 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,866 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,851 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,828 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,879 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1,916 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,929 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,060 1000 ha | 1,957 1000 ha | 2,505 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,986 1000 ha | 1,866 1000 ha | 2,064 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,880 1000 ha | 1,828 1000 ha | 1,929 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 6 Philippines 970.67 1000 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 406.35 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia 891.34 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 156.7 1000 ha compare
- 8 Bangladesh 714.42 1000 ha compare
- 8 Polynesia 88.39 1000 ha compare
- 9 Malaysia 703.84 1000 ha compare
- 9 Micronesia 56.95 1000 ha compare
- 10 Colombia 654.02 1000 ha compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22.74 1000 ha compare
- 11 Mexico 596.07 1000 ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 9 1000 ha compare
- 12 China 574.09 1000 ha compare
- 12 Wallis and Futuna Islands 4.32 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangroves — area from modis in Western Africa?
- Mangroves — area from modis in Western Africa was 1,929 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,505 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest mangroves — area from modis recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,828 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Western Africa rank for mangroves — area from modis?
- Western Africa ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is mangroves — area from modis rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western 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.