Mangrove total area change in Brazil

Brazil: Mangrove total area change was -0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
-0.5%
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
51st
of 126 countries
All-time high
-0.5%
in 2018
All-time low
-1.7%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2007–2020

Mangrove total area change in Brazil, 2007–2020

-1.8-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.52007201320202007: -0.745 %2008: -1 %2009: -1 %2010: -1.3 %2015: -1.7 %2016: -1.3 %2017: -0.666 %2018: -0.456 %2019: -0.47 %2020: -0.522 %

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

Annual values for Mangrove total area change (%) in Brazil, 2007 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 48 Grenada -0.4% compare
  2. 49 Japan -0.5% compare
  3. 50 Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.5% compare
  4. 52 Ghana -0.6% compare
  5. 53 Gabon -0.7% compare
  6. 54 Melanesia -0.7% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Mangrove total area change (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
146 places, 1,457 data points, 2007–2020
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