Mangrove total area change in Indonesia
Indonesia: Mangrove total area change was -5.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Indonesia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Indonesia stood at -5.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Indonesia peaked at -3.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -6.0%, in 2017.
Indonesia ranks 98th 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -3.1% | — |
| 2008 | -4.3% | +40.5% |
| 2009 | -4.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | -4.9% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | -5.5% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | -5.8% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | -6.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | -6.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | -5.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | -5.6% | -5.4% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's -5.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 4.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's -5.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 6.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.0% | -4.6% | -3.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -5.7% | -6.0% | -4.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | -5.6% | -5.6% | -5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 95 Viet Nam -4.7% compare
- 95 Vietnam -4.7% compare
- 97 Mozambique -5.0% compare
- 99 Jamaica -5.7% compare
- 100 Côte d'Ivoire -5.8% compare
- 100 Cote d'Ivoire -5.8% compare
More development goals data for Indonesia
- Red List Index 0.8248 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.21 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 915.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 153 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 173 (2025)
- Infant deaths 67,732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Indonesia?
- Mangrove total area change in Indonesia was -5.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was -3.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.0% in 2017.
- How does Indonesia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Indonesia ranks 98th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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