Mangrove total area change in Brazil
Brazil: Mangrove total area change was -0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mangrove total area change in Brazil, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Brazil is -0.5%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Brazil peaked at -0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2015.
Brazil ranks 51st of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.7% | — |
| 2008 | -1.0% | +36.2% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | -1.3% | +30.9% |
| 2015 | -1.7% | +27.3% |
| 2016 | -1.3% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | -49.7% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -31.5% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | +10.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's -0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 43% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Brazil's -0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 25% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -1.7% | -0.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More development goals data for Brazil
- Red List Index 0.7834 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.19 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 791.36 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 100 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 36 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 60 (2025)
- Infant deaths 31,647 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Brazil?
- Mangrove total area change in Brazil was -0.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2015.
- How does Brazil rank for mangrove total area change?
- Brazil ranks 51st out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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