Mangrove total area change in Egypt
Egypt: Mangrove total area change was -23.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Mangrove total area change in Egypt, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Egypt is -23.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Egypt peaked at -23.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -32.4%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 125th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mangrove total area change in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -25.9% | — |
| 2008 | -31.1% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | -31.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | -31.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | -31.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | -30.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | -29.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | -23.9% | -19.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -23.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 13.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -23.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -16.4%, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -29.4% | -31.1% | -25.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | -31.2% | -32.4% | -29.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -23.9% | -23.9% | -23.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More development goals data for Egypt
- Red List Index 0.9179 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 20.4 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 560.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 62 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 62 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 62 (2025)
- Infant deaths 50,279 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Egypt?
- Mangrove total area change in Egypt was -23.9% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was -23.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.4% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for mangrove total area change?
- Egypt ranks 125th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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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