Mangrove total area change in Comoros
Comoros: Mangrove total area change was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Comoros, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Comoros stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.5% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Comoros peaked at 1.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.7%, in 2016.
Comoros ranks 28th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.9% | — |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +63.9% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -76.1% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | -419.4% |
| 2016 | -1.7% | +35.5% |
| 2017 | -0.9% | -46.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -226.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -79.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%. (29 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -1.7% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% compare
- 25 Brunei 0.3% compare
- 27 Senegal 0.3% compare
- 29 Guadeloupe 0.1% compare
- 30 Bermuda 0.0%
- 30 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 30 Kiribati 0.0%
- 30 Marshall Islands 0.0%
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 30 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0%
- 30 Tuvalu 0.0%
- 30 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0%
More development goals data for Comoros
- Red List Index 0.759 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 262.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 162.03 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 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 850 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Comoros?
- Mangrove total area change in Comoros was 0.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7% in 2016.
- How does Comoros rank for mangrove total area change?
- Comoros ranks 28th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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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