Mangrove total area change in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Mangrove total area change was -4.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Australia and New Zealand, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded -4.4% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Australia and New Zealand peaked at -1.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.7%, in 2016.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 79th of 108 countries 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.8% | — |
| 2008 | -3.0% | +69.6% |
| 2009 | -3.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | -3.5% | +17.1% |
| 2015 | -4.3% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | -4.7% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | -4.5% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | -4.1% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | -3.9% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -4.4% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.6% | -3.0% | -1.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.2% | -4.7% | -3.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.4% | -4.4% | -4.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More development goals data for Australia and New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.8229 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2668 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,093 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 272 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 246 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 182 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,179 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Australia and New Zealand?
- Mangrove total area change in Australia and New Zealand was -4.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was -1.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.7% in 2016.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for mangrove total area change?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 79th out of 108 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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