Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mangrove area

Mexico
10,055
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
29,333
in 2020
Mexico rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Mangrove area over time

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k200020102020

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 29,333 against 10,055 in Mexico, a difference of 19,278.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 2.9 times Mexico's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 108 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 10,250 29,778 19,528 Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 10,057 29,527 19,469 Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 10,055 29,333 19,278 Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mangrove area, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 29,333 against 10,055 in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in mangrove area between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19,278, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mangrove area?
Mexico ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 108 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Mangrove area (square kilometres). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mangrove area (square kilometres)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
142 places, 1,553 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed