Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Africa
Africa: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 998,448 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Africa stood at 998,448 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Africa peaked at 1.02 million 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 998,235 1000 ha, in 2013.
That places Africa 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 million 1000 ha | 999,179 1000 ha | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 998,235 1000 ha | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 998,448 1000 ha | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 China 220,023 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 220,009 1000 ha compare
- 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 184,840 1000 ha compare
- 5 Libya 158,782 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 27.50 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -1.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 15.37 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Africa?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Africa was 998,448 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 998,235 1000 ha in 2013.
- How does Africa rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — 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.