Mangrove total area change in Guinea
Guinea: Mangrove total area change was -3.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Guinea, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Guinea stood at -3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 181.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Guinea peaked at -0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2020.
That places Guinea 81st out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.1% | — |
| 2008 | -1.1% | +1318.9% |
| 2009 | -0.7% | -35.3% |
| 2010 | -1.0% | +48.7% |
| 2015 | -1.4% | +33.6% |
| 2016 | -2.2% | +56.0% |
| 2017 | -2.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | -2.2% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | +19.6% |
| 2020 | -3.0% | +10.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's -3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Guinea's -3.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.6% | -1.1% | -0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -2.7% | -1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -3.0% | -3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 78 Thailand -2.7% compare
- 79 Philippines -2.7% compare
- 80 United States -2.9% compare
- 82 Honduras -3.0% compare
- 83 Cambodia -3.0% compare
- 84 Puerto Rico -3.1% compare
More development goals data for Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8805 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 294.82 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 232.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 7 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,994 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Guinea?
- Mangrove total area change in Guinea was -3.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2020.
- How does Guinea rank for mangrove total area change?
- Guinea ranks 81st out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 181.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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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