Mangrove total area change in Central America
Central America: Mangrove total area change was -3.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Central America, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Central America stood at -3.6%.
That represents a change of down 28.8% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Central America peaked at -1.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.7%, in 2016.
That places Central America 15th out of 20 groups 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.4% | — |
| 2008 | -2.3% | +60.2% |
| 2009 | -2.8% | +20.7% |
| 2010 | -3.0% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | -3.6% | +19.0% |
| 2016 | -3.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | -3.3% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | -2.7% | -18.9% |
| 2019 | -2.8% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | -3.6% | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.2% | -2.8% | -1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | -3.2% | -3.7% | -2.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.6% | -3.6% | -3.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 12 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 15 Martinique 1.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 17 Guam 0.7% compare
- 18 Fiji 0.5% compare
More development goals data for Central America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.3 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,656 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 161 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 161 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 117 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.91 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,588 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Central America?
- Mangrove total area change in Central America was -3.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was -1.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7% in 2016.
- How does Central America rank for mangrove total area change?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central America 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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