Mangrove total area change in India
India: Mangrove total area change was -1.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mangrove total area change in India, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in India stood at -1.8%.
The figure is down 144.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in India peaked at -0.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2010.
That places India 67th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.2% | — |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +58.9% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | -2.1% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | -42.7% |
| 2016 | -0.7% | -39.2% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -18.7% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | -33.5% |
| 2019 | -0.7% | +84.5% |
| 2020 | -1.8% | +144.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's -1.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.7% | -1.9% | -1.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -2.1% | -0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -1.8% | -1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in India?
- Mangrove total area change in India was -1.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2010.
- How does India rank for mangrove total area change?
- India ranks 67th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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