Mangrove total area change in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Mangrove total area change was -11.4% in 2020. β¬ Flat
Latest (2020)
-11.4%
Change on year
down 7.7%
Rank
22nd
of 23 groups
All-time high
-7.8%
in 2007
All-time low
-13.2%
in 2010
Years of data
10
2007β2020
Mangrove total area change in Eastern Asia, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Eastern Asia stood at -11.4%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Eastern Asia peaked at -7.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -13.2%, in 2010.
That places Eastern Asia 22nd out of 23 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -10.1% | -12.3% | -7.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -10.9% | -13.2% | -9.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | -11.4% | -11.4% | -11.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 19 Micronesia 0.4% compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 0.3% compare
- 21 Cameroon 0.3% compare
- 22 Gambia 0.3% compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% compare
- 24 Senegal 0.3% compare
- 25 Comoros 0.3% compare
More development goals data for Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 10.24 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,184 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 128 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 59 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 286 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1,030 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1,055 (2025)
- Infant deaths 43,285 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Eastern Asia?
- Mangrove total area change in Eastern Asia was -11.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -7.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.2% in 2010.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Eastern Asia ranks 22nd out of 23 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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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