Mangrove total area change in Asia
Asia: Mangrove total area change was -4.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Asia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Asia stood at -4.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Asia peaked at -2.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 2016.
That places Asia 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.5% | — |
| 2008 | -3.6% | +44.0% |
| 2009 | -3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | -4.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | -4.7% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | -4.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | -4.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | -4.7% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | -4.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | -4.6% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.3% | -3.8% | -2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.6% | -4.8% | -4.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.6% | -4.6% | -4.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 15 Martinique 1.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 17 Guam 0.7% compare
- 18 Fiji 0.5% compare
- 19 Palau 0.5% compare
More development goals data for Asia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 271.71 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,874 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 388 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 378 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 246 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1,402 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,547 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2,647 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 3.77 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 76,803 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Asia?
- Mangrove total area change in Asia was -4.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 2016.
- How does Asia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Asia ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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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