Mangrove total area change in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Mangrove total area change was -3.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Central and Southern Asia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central and Southern Asia recorded -3.0% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.2% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Central and Southern Asia peaked at -1.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.8% | -2.2% | -1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -2.5% | -1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -3.0% | -3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 6 Mauritania 5.8% compare
- 7 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 8 South Africa 3.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
- 11 New Zealand 2.0% compare
More development goals data for Central and Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7968 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 242.07 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 384.89 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 194 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 140 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 193 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 546 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 796 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 811 (2025)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 6,275 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Central and Southern Asia?
- Mangrove total area change in Central and Southern Asia was -3.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2020.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 8th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia 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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