Mangrove total area change in Cambodia
Cambodia: Mangrove total area change was -3.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Cambodia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Cambodia stood at -3.0%.
The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Cambodia peaked at -2.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 83rd out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.6% | — |
| 2008 | -3.5% | +37.2% |
| 2009 | -3.9% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | -4.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | -4.6% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | -4.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | -4.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | -4.3% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | -3.8% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | -3.0% | -20.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's -3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's -3.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 3.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.3% | -3.9% | -2.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.3% | -4.6% | -3.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -3.0% | -3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More development goals data for Cambodia
- Red List Index 0.777 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 63.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 751.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,873 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Cambodia?
- Mangrove total area change in Cambodia was -3.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Cambodia ranks 83rd out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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