Mangrove total area change in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Mangrove total area change was -21.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Iran (Islamic Republic of) is -21.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.3% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at -13.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -21.7%, in 2020.
That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 29th out of 29 regions with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -18.2% | -20.7% | -13.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | -19.6% | -21.2% | -17.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -21.7% | -21.7% | -21.7% | 1 |
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More development goals data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Red List Index 0.8961 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 172.7 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 918.76 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 68 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 69 (2025)
- Infant deaths 11,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Mangrove total area change in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was -21.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was -13.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.7% in 2020.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for mangrove total area change?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 29th out of 29 regions with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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