Mangrove total area change in Australia
Australia: Mangrove total area change was -4.5% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Australia, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Australia is -4.5%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Australia peaked at -1.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 2016.
That places Australia 88th out of 117 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.7% | -3.2% | -1.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.4% | -5.0% | -3.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.5% | -4.5% | -4.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 85 Australia and New Zealand -4.4% compare
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- 89 Viet Nam -4.7% compare
- 90 Mozambique -5.0% compare
- 91 Indonesia -5.6% compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Australia?
- Mangrove total area change in Australia was -4.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Australia ranks 88th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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