Mangrove area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Mangrove area was 5,889 kmsq in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
5,889 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
8th
of 126 countries
All-time high
5,941 kmsq
in 2007
All-time low
5,889 kmsq
in 2020
Years of data
11
2000–2020
Mangrove area in Melanesia, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 5,889 kmsq for mangrove area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove area in Melanesia peaked at 5,941 kmsq in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,889 kmsq, in 2020.
Melanesia ranks 8th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Mangrove area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,933 kmsq | — |
| 2007 | 5,941 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5,938 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5,937 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,927 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,911 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5,898 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,897 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,900 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 5,901 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,889 kmsq | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,937 kmsq | 5,933 kmsq | 5,941 kmsq | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,906 kmsq | 5,897 kmsq | 5,927 kmsq | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,889 kmsq | 5,889 kmsq | 5,889 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove area in Melanesia?
- Mangrove area in Melanesia was 5,889 kmsq in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5,941 kmsq in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,889 kmsq in 2020.
- How does Melanesia rank for mangrove area?
- Melanesia ranks 8th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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