Mangrove total area change (%) by country
Countries reporting
117
Highest
10.9%
Dominica
Lowest
-47.0%
Sudan
Median
-1.2%
Years covered
14
2007–2020
Data points
1,397
What the numbers show
Mangrove total area change (%) is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 10.9% in Dominica; the lowest is -47.0% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.2%, and the mean is -3.8%.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 1,649.3%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 2,346.2%).
Mangrove total area change: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 10.9% | 2020 | up 254.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 8.8% | 2020 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 6.0% | 2020 | up 1,649.3% | volatile |
| 4 | French Guiana | 5.9% | 2020 | up 486.5% | volatile |
| 5 | British Virgin Islands | 5.9% | 2020 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritania | 5.8% | 2020 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Suriname | 5.3% | 2020 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 8 | French Polynesia | 2.4% | 2020 | up 221.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.3% | 2020 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 10 | New Zealand | 2.0% | 2020 | down 40.1% | flat |
| 11 | New Caledonia | 1.2% | 2020 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.2% | 2020 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0% | 2020 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Martinique | 1.0% | 2020 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2020 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 16 | Guam | 0.7% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Fiji | 0.5% | 2020 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Palau | 0.5% | 2020 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia | 0.4% | 2020 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 20 | Timor-Leste | 0.3% | 2020 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Cameroon | 0.3% | 2020 | down 23.7% | flat |
| 22 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3% | 2020 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2020 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Comoros | 0.3% | 2020 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Guadeloupe | 0.1% | 2020 | down 76.9% | falling |
| 27 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 35 | Seychelles | -0.0% | 2020 | down 128.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -0.1% | 2020 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Mayotte | -0.1% | 2020 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | -0.1% | 2020 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | -0.2% | 2020 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.2% | 2020 | down 140.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Curaçao | -0.2% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Congo | -0.3% | 2020 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Saint Lucia | -0.4% | 2020 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Grenada | -0.4% | 2020 | down 341.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Japan | -0.5% | 2020 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.5% | 2020 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | -0.5% | 2020 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | -0.6% | 2020 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Gabon | -0.7% | 2020 | down 230.0% | falling |
| 50 | Melanesia | -0.7% | 2020 | down 669.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Samoa | -0.8% | 2020 | down 137.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Polynesia | -0.8% | 2020 | down 175.4% | volatile |
| 53 | El Salvador | -0.9% | 2020 | down 244.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.0% | 2020 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | -1.0% | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | -1.1% | 2020 | down 1,544.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Tonga | -1.1% | 2020 | down 191.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Benin | -1.2% | 2020 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 59 | United States Virgin Islands | -1.2% | 2020 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Malaysia | -1.3% | 2020 | down 103.2% | falling |
| 61 | Panama | -1.4% | 2020 | down 629.1% | volatile |
| 62 | India | -1.8% | 2020 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 63 | Madagascar | -1.8% | 2020 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 64 | Liberia | -1.8% | 2020 | down 280.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Nigeria | -1.9% | 2020 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.0% | 2020 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Nicaragua | -2.1% | 2020 | down 237.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Costa Rica | -2.2% | 2020 | down 368.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | -2.3% | 2020 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Vanuatu | -2.4% | 2020 | down 391.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Colombia | -2.5% | 2020 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 72 | United Republic of Tanzania | -2.6% | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 73 | Thailand | -2.7% | 2020 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 74 | Philippines | -2.7% | 2020 | up 30.7% | flat |
| 75 | Guinea | -3.0% | 2020 | down 181.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Honduras | -3.0% | 2020 | down 234.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | -3.0% | 2020 | up 24.5% | falling |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | -3.1% | 2020 | down 480.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | -3.2% | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 80 | Angola | -3.3% | 2020 | down 101.6% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | -3.7% | 2020 | up 26.8% | flat |
| 82 | Belize | -3.7% | 2020 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 83 | Cayman Islands | -4.2% | 2020 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 84 | Mexico | -4.3% | 2020 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 85 | Australia and New Zealand | -4.4% | 2020 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 86 | Sierra Leone | -4.5% | 2020 | down 324.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Somalia | -4.5% | 2020 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 88 | Australia | -4.5% | 2020 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 89 | Viet Nam | -4.7% | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 90 | Mozambique | -5.0% | 2020 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 91 | Indonesia | -5.6% | 2020 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 92 | Jamaica | -5.7% | 2020 | down 1,052.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | -5.8% | 2020 | down 2,346.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Guyana | -6.3% | 2020 | down 146.8% | falling |
| 95 | Myanmar | -6.6% | 2020 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 96 | Bahrain | -6.9% | 2020 | down 127.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | -7.1% | 2020 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 98 | Cuba | -7.5% | 2020 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 99 | Haiti | -7.7% | 2020 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 100 | Bahamas | -8.8% | 2020 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 101 | Saint Martin (French Part) | -11.1% | 2020 | down 243.3% | volatile |
| 102 | China | -11.9% | 2020 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 103 | Singapore | -13.2% | 2020 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 104 | Anguilla | -13.5% | 2020 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Oman | -14.7% | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 106 | Djibouti | -15.6% | 2020 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 107 | Eritrea | -16.6% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 108 | Aruba | -16.6% | 2020 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 109 | Pakistan | -17.2% | 2020 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 110 | Yemen | -18.4% | 2020 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -21.1% | 2020 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 112 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -21.7% | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 113 | Mauritius | -21.9% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 114 | Saudi Arabia | -23.0% | 2020 | down 244.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | -23.2% | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 116 | Egypt | -23.9% | 2020 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 117 | Sudan | -47.0% | 2020 | down 22.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 3.0%
- Middle Africa -0.4%
- South America -0.7%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) -0.7%
- American Samoa -1.7%
- Western Africa -2.0%
- Sub-Saharan Africa -2.1%
- Latin America and the Caribbean -2.8%
- Americas -2.8%
- United States of America -2.9%
- Southern Asia -3.0%
- Central and Southern Asia -3.0%