Mangrove total area change in Eritrea

Eritrea: Mangrove total area change was -16.6% in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
-16.6%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
107th
of 117 countries
All-time high
-11.9%
in 2007
All-time low
-16.9%
in 2008
Years of data
10
2007–2020

Mangrove total area change in Eritrea, 2007–2020

-17-16-15-14-13-122007201320202007: -11.9 %2008: -16.9 %2009: -16.3 %2010: -16.4 %2015: -15.9 %2016: -16.2 %2017: -15.2 %2018: -14.9 %2019: -15.9 %2020: -16.6 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded -16.6% for mangrove total area change in 2020.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Eritrea peaked at -11.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -16.9%, in 2008.

Eritrea ranks 107th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -15.0% -16.9% -11.9% 3
2010s -15.8% -16.4% -14.9% 6
2020s -16.6% -16.6% -16.6% 1

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 104 Anguilla -13.5% compare
  2. 105 Oman -14.7% compare
  3. 106 Djibouti -15.6% compare
  4. 108 Aruba -16.6% compare
  5. 109 Pakistan -17.2% compare
  6. 110 Yemen -18.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mangrove total area change in Eritrea?
Mangrove total area change in Eritrea was -16.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was -11.9% in 2007.
What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was -16.9% in 2008.
How does Eritrea rank for mangrove total area change?
Eritrea ranks 107th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea 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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Indicator
Mangrove total area change (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
140 places, 1,397 data points, 2007–2020
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