Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 3,294 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 3,294 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Northern Africa peaked at 36,252 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,078 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Northern Africa 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35,604 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 34,716 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 33,459 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 34,090 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 33,966 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 34,768 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 35,904 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 36,252 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 35,949 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 35,710 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 36,049 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3,212 1000 ha | -91.1% |
| 2013 | 3,225 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,209 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,339 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 3,284 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3,222 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3,293 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 3,439 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 3,450 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,302 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 3,078 1000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 3,208 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 3,294 1000 ha | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Northern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -91.1% | 36,049 1000 ha | 3,212 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34,968 1000 ha | 33,459 1000 ha | 36,252 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 9,798 1000 ha | 3,209 1000 ha | 36,049 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,266 1000 ha | 3,078 1000 ha | 3,450 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 21 South Sudan 37,531 1000 ha compare
- 22 Sweden 35,828 1000 ha compare
- 22 Caribbean 15,754 1000 ha compare
- 23 Sudan (former) 33,352 1000 ha compare
- 24 Paraguay 30,765 1000 ha compare
- 25 Malaysia 30,122 1000 ha compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 0.24 1000 ha compare
- 26 Congo 29,947 1000 ha compare
- 27 Finland 28,993 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Northern Africa?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Northern Africa was 3,294 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 36,252 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,078 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Northern Africa ranks 24th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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.