Mangrove total area change in Americas
Americas: Mangrove total area change was -2.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
-2.8%
Change on year
down 8.9%
Rank
7th
of 20 groups
All-time high
-1.7%
in 2007
All-time low
-3.5%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Americas, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded -2.8% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Americas peaked at -1.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2015.
Americas ranks 7th of 20 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.7% | — |
| 2008 | -2.4% | +44.4% |
| 2009 | -2.6% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | -3.0% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | -3.5% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | -3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | -3.1% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | -2.7% | -12.6% |
| 2019 | -2.6% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | -2.8% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.2% | -2.6% | -1.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | -3.0% | -3.5% | -2.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -2.8% | -2.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 French Guiana 5.9% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 6 Mauritania 5.8% compare
- 7 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 8 South Africa 3.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 464 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 444 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 197 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 516 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 682 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 705 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.02 ltpureal (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 3.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Americas?
- Mangrove total area change in Americas was -2.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was -1.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2015.
- How does Americas rank for mangrove total area change?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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