Mangrove total area change in Ghana
Ghana: Mangrove total area change was -0.6% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Ghana, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Ghana is -0.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.3% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Ghana peaked at 1.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -15.1%, in 2007.
Ghana ranks 48th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -12.5% | -15.1% | -9.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -2.6% | 1.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.6% | -0.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Ghana?
- Mangrove total area change in Ghana was -0.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.1% in 2007.
- How does Ghana rank for mangrove total area change?
- Ghana ranks 48th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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