Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Africa
Western Africa: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 96,460 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 96,460 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Western Africa peaked at 105,068 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 94,502 1000 ha, in 2001.
Western Africa ranks 16th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 94,502 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 99,297 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 102,310 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 103,401 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 104,120 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 105,068 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 104,849 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 104,381 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 104,074 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 104,281 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 104,435 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 104,684 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 104,326 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 103,611 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 102,112 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 101,748 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 100,610 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 100,479 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 101,399 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 100,559 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 98,905 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 96,496 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 96,776 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96,460 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102,445 1000 ha | 94,502 1000 ha | 105,068 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 102,768 1000 ha | 100,479 1000 ha | 104,684 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,839 1000 ha | 96,460 1000 ha | 100,559 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 15 India 56,132 1000 ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 282.03 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mozambique 55,386 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 149.14 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 50,061 1000 ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 131.33 1000 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 44.1 1000 ha compare
- 18 Myanmar 47,198 1000 ha compare
- 19 Papua New Guinea 43,688 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 tree-covered areas — area from modis in Western Africa?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Western Africa was 96,460 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 105,068 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,502 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Western Africa rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- Western Africa ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 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.