Mangrove total area change in Djibouti
Djibouti: Mangrove total area change was -15.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mangrove total area change in Djibouti, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Djibouti recorded -15.6% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Djibouti peaked at -15.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -23.3%, in 2009.
That places Djibouti 115th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -16.6% | — |
| 2008 | -22.1% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | -23.3% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | -23.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | -19.2% | -16.6% |
| 2016 | -17.3% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | -17.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | -17.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | -16.5% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | -15.6% | -5.3% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's -15.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 8.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's -15.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -16.4%, 95% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.7% | -23.3% | -16.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | -18.4% | -23.0% | -16.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | -15.6% | -15.6% | -15.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
More development goals data for Djibouti
- Red List Index 0.8231 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 177.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 136.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,033 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Djibouti?
- Mangrove total area change in Djibouti was -15.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was -15.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.3% in 2009.
- How does Djibouti rank for mangrove total area change?
- Djibouti ranks 115th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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