Mangrove total area change in Guyana
Guyana: Mangrove total area change was -6.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Guyana, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guyana recorded -6.3% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 146.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Guyana peaked at -1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -6.3%, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 102nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.3% | — |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +46.1% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | +22.1% |
| 2010 | -2.6% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | -4.0% | +57.5% |
| 2016 | -3.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | -4.2% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | -5.0% | +19.8% |
| 2019 | -5.7% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | -6.3% | +10.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's -6.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 5.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Guyana's -6.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 3.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.9% | -2.4% | -1.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.2% | -5.7% | -2.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -6.3% | -6.3% | -6.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More development goals data for Guyana
- Red List Index 0.7279 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 459.03 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 385 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Guyana?
- Mangrove total area change in Guyana was -6.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was -1.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.3% in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for mangrove total area change?
- Guyana ranks 102nd out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 146.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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