Mangrove total area change in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Mangrove total area change was -2.0% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Guinea-Bissau, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded -2.0% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.3% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 2020.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 66th 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 | -0.6% | -1.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.5% | -1.9% | -1.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -2.0% | -2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 63 Madagascar -1.8% compare
- 64 Liberia -1.8% compare
- 65 Nigeria -1.9% compare
- 67 Nicaragua -2.1% compare
- 68 Costa Rica -2.2% compare
- 69 Dominican Republic -2.3% compare
More development goals data for Guinea-Bissau
- Red List Index 0.938 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 84.84 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 74.67 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,710 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Guinea-Bissau?
- Mangrove total area change in Guinea-Bissau was -2.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 2020.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for mangrove total area change?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 66th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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