Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 71,369 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Middle Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 71,369 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Middle Africa peaked at 72,215 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 71,298 1000 ha, in 2014.
Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71,431 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 71,735 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 71,922 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72,215 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 71,812 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 71,898 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 71,556 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 71,500 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 71,951 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 71,708 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 71,654 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71,359 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 71,345 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 71,298 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 71,442 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 71,501 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71,793 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71,574 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 71,780 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 71,551 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 71,505 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 71,514 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 71,728 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 71,369 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71,780 1000 ha | 71,431 1000 ha | 72,215 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 71,545 1000 ha | 71,298 1000 ha | 71,793 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,533 1000 ha | 71,369 1000 ha | 71,728 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 China 220,023 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 220,009 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 96,949 1000 ha compare
- 3 Algeria 211,868 1000 ha compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 184,840 1000 ha compare
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 9,568 1000 ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5,919 1000 ha compare
- 5 Libya 158,782 1000 ha compare
- 6 Sudan (former) 113,270 1000 ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 452.23 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 139.79 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Middle Africa?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Middle Africa was 71,369 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 72,215 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,298 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Middle Africa rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle 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.