Mangrove total area change in Colombia
Colombia: Mangrove total area change was -2.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
-2.5%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
76th
of 126 countries
All-time high
-2.4%
in 2019
All-time low
-3.4%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Colombia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Colombia stood at -2.5%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Colombia peaked at -2.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 76th 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.9% | — |
| 2008 | -3.3% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | -3.0% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | -2.8% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | -3.1% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | -3.4% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | -3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | -2.8% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | -2.4% | -14.9% |
| 2020 | -2.5% | +4.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's -2.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Colombia's -2.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.1% | -3.3% | -2.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | -3.0% | -3.4% | -2.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -2.5% | -2.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 73 Costa Rica -2.2% compare
- 74 Dominican Republic -2.3% compare
- 75 Vanuatu -2.4% compare
- 77 United Republic of Tanzania -2.6% compare
- 78 Thailand -2.7% compare
- 79 Philippines -2.7% compare
More development goals data for Colombia
- Red List Index 0.769 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.26 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 641.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 42 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,362 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Colombia?
- Mangrove total area change in Colombia was -2.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Colombia ranks 76th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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