Mangrove total area change in Japan
Japan: Mangrove total area change was -0.5% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Japan, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Japan stood at -0.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Japan peaked at -0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.7%, in 2017.
Japan ranks 45th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.0% | -1.3% | -0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.8% | -2.7% | -0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Japan?
- Mangrove total area change in Japan was -0.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7% in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for mangrove total area change?
- Japan ranks 45th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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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