Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 253,332 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Eastern Africa stood at 253,332 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Eastern Africa peaked at 261,234 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 227,067 1000 ha, in 2009.
Eastern Africa ranks 11th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 247,560 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 240,430 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 237,311 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 234,981 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 228,352 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 227,222 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 229,367 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 227,217 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 227,067 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 229,093 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 228,593 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 260,294 1000 ha | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 259,313 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 261,234 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 257,725 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 255,060 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 256,053 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 258,403 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 257,719 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 259,117 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 256,286 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 250,284 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 250,439 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 253,332 1000 ha | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 233,279 1000 ha | 227,067 1000 ha | 247,560 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 252,349 1000 ha | 228,593 1000 ha | 261,234 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,892 1000 ha | 250,284 1000 ha | 259,117 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 8 Viet Nam 23,082 1000 ha compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 95,988 1000 ha compare
- 9 Australia 80,274 1000 ha compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19,724 1000 ha compare
- 10 Mexico 79,404 1000 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 15,715 1000 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,856 1000 ha compare
- 11 Peru 78,982 1000 ha compare
- 12 Angola 72,958 1000 ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,991 1000 ha compare
- 13 Argentina 58,070 1000 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 1,309 1000 ha compare
- 14 Central African Republic 57,865 1000 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 555.2 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Eastern Africa?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Eastern Africa was 253,332 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 261,234 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 227,067 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Eastern Africa ranks 11th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — 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.