Mangrove total area change in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mangrove total area change was 0.3% in 2020. β¬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 28.0%
World rank
21st
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
10
2007β2020
Mangrove total area change in Cameroon, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Cameroon stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Cameroon peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
Cameroon ranks 21st of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 18 Palau 0.5% compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.4% compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 0.3% compare
- 22 Gambia 0.3% compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% compare
- 24 Senegal 0.3% compare
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Cameroon?
- Mangrove total area change in Cameroon was 0.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for mangrove total area change?
- Cameroon ranks 21st out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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