Mangrove total area change in Kenya
Kenya: Mangrove total area change was -1.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
-1.0%
Change on year
down 20.4%
World rank
59th
of 126 countries
All-time high
-0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
-2.1%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Kenya, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Kenya is -1.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Kenya peaked at -0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2016.
That places Kenya 59th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mangrove total area change in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.1% | — |
| 2008 | -1.6% | +45.8% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | -1.6% | +48.2% |
| 2016 | -2.1% | +33.0% |
| 2017 | -1.9% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | -36.0% |
| 2019 | -0.8% | -29.7% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | +20.4% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's -1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 57% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kenya's -1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 68% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.3% | -1.6% | -1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -2.1% | -0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 56 Polynesia -0.8% compare
- 57 El Salvador -0.9% compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago -1.0% compare
- 60 Papua New Guinea -1.1% compare
- 61 Tonga -1.1% compare
- 62 Benin -1.2% compare
More development goals data for Kenya
- Red List Index 0.8338 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 158.85 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 30 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 32 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 32 (2025)
- Infant deaths 51,310 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Kenya?
- Mangrove total area change in Kenya was -1.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for mangrove total area change?
- Kenya ranks 59th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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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