Mangrove total area change in Congo
Congo: Mangrove total area change was -0.3% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Congo, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Congo is -0.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Congo peaked at 0.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2016.
That places Congo 42nd out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -1.1% | -0.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 39 Solomon Islands -0.2% compare
- 40 Equatorial Guinea -0.2% compare
- 41 Curaçao -0.2% compare
- 43 Saint Lucia -0.4% compare
- 44 Grenada -0.4% compare
- 45 Japan -0.5% compare
More development goals data for Congo
- Red List Index 0.9635 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 216.48 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 227.31 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,131 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Congo?
- Mangrove total area change in Congo was -0.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for mangrove total area change?
- Congo ranks 42nd out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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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