Mangrove total area change in Liberia
Liberia: Mangrove total area change was -1.8% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Liberia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Liberia stood at -1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 250.4% on the previous year and down 280.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Liberia peaked at 1.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2020.
That places Liberia 69th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.8% | — |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -62.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +27.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -87.4% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -1213.8% |
| 2020 | -1.8% | +250.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's -1.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%, 41% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Liberia's -1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.5% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -1.8% | -1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 66 American Samoa -1.7% compare
- 67 India -1.8% compare
- 68 Madagascar -1.8% compare
- 70 Nigeria -1.9% compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau -2.0% compare
- 72 Nicaragua -2.1% compare
More development goals data for Liberia
- Red List Index 0.9072 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 88.92 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 37.17 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,692 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 5,649 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.69 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 14,534 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Liberia?
- Mangrove total area change in Liberia was -1.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Liberia ranks 69th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 280.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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