Mangrove total area change in Benin
Benin: Mangrove total area change was -1.2% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Benin, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Benin stood at -1.2%.
That represents a change of down 696.4% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Benin peaked at 1.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -21.5%, in 2008.
That places Benin 58th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -18.6% | -21.5% | -16.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.8% | -7.2% | 1.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -1.2% | -1.2% | 1 |
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More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Benin?
- Mangrove total area change in Benin was -1.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.5% in 2008.
- How does Benin rank for mangrove total area change?
- Benin ranks 58th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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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