Mangrove total area change in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Mangrove total area change was -3.4% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
-3.4%
Change on year
down 29.4%
Rank
14th
of 23 groups
All-time high
-1.1%
in 2007
All-time low
-3.4%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2007β2020
Mangrove total area change in Eastern Africa, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded -3.4% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and down 196.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Eastern Africa peaked at -1.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2020.
Eastern Africa ranks 14th of 23 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.1% | -1.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | -2.6% | -2.7% | -2.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -3.4% | -3.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 11 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 14 Martinique 1.0% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 16 Guam 0.7% compare
- 17 Fiji 0.5% compare
More development goals data for Eastern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 892.87 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 89.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 188 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 144 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 261 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 335 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 342 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.25 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 23,292 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Eastern Africa?
- Mangrove total area change in Eastern Africa was -3.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -1.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2020.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for mangrove total area change?
- Eastern Africa ranks 14th out of 23 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 196.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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