Mangrove area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Mangrove area was 77.91 kmsq in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
77.91 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
63rd
of 117 countries
All-time high
93.37 kmsq
in 2000
All-time low
77.59 kmsq
in 2008
Years of data
11
2000β2020
Mangrove area in Eritrea, 2000β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove area in Eritrea stood at 77.91 kmsq.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove area in Eritrea peaked at 93.37 kmsq in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.59 kmsq, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 63rd out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.84 kmsq | 77.59 kmsq | 93.37 kmsq | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.66 kmsq | 78.05 kmsq | 79.45 kmsq | 6 |
| 2020s | 77.91 kmsq | 77.91 kmsq | 77.91 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 60 Jamaica 99.45 kmsq compare
- 61 Puerto Rico 82.84 kmsq compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 82.23 kmsq compare
- 64 Saudi Arabia 77.1 kmsq compare
- 65 Micronesia 59.19 kmsq compare
- 66 Palau 56.88 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Eritrea
- Red List Index 0.9007 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13,442 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 42.7 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove area in Eritrea?
- Mangrove area in Eritrea was 77.91 kmsq in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.37 kmsq in 2000.
- What is the lowest mangrove area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.59 kmsq in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for mangrove area?
- Eritrea ranks 63rd out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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