Mangrove total area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Mangrove total area change was -4.9% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
-4.9%
Change on year
up 6.5%
Rank
6th
of 6 groups
All-time high
-2.8%
in 2007
All-time low
-5.4%
in 2017
Years of data
10
2007β2020
Mangrove total area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded -4.9% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at -2.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.4%, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.7% | -4.2% | -2.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -5.1% | -5.4% | -4.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.9% | -4.9% | -4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- 3 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 3 Qatar 6.0% compare
- 4 French Guiana 5.9% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 6 Mauritania 5.8% compare
- 6 Mayotte -0.1% compare
- 7 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 8 South Africa 3.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
More development goals data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8075 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 71.66 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,282 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 231 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 229 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 152 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1,411 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 605 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,447 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 3.98 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Mangrove total area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was -4.9% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4% in 2017.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 6th out of 6 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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