Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western Africa
Western Africa: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 247,816 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western 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 Western Africa stood at 247,816 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Africa peaked at 258,075 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 247,816 1000 ha, in 2024.
Western Africa ranks 6th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 254,376 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 258,075 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 256,052 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 255,814 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 254,144 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 252,570 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 250,546 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 250,646 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 252,126 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 251,773 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 251,969 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 251,051 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 250,415 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 250,810 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 250,201 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 249,842 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 249,815 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 249,825 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 250,968 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 249,622 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 249,216 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 248,760 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 249,093 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 247,816 1000 ha | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 253,817 1000 ha | 250,546 1000 ha | 258,075 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 250,667 1000 ha | 249,815 1000 ha | 251,969 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 248,901 1000 ha | 247,816 1000 ha | 249,622 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 7 Sudan 109,141 1000 ha compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 76.57 1000 ha compare
- 8 Egypt 92,423 1000 ha compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 59.3 1000 ha compare
- 9 Niger 87,268 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 26.84 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Africa?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Western Africa was 247,816 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 258,075 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 247,816 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Western Africa rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Western Africa ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western 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.