Mangrove total area change in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mangrove total area change was -1.8% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Madagascar, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Madagascar stood at -1.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Madagascar peaked at -1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2016.
Madagascar ranks 63rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.7% | -1.9% | -1.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -2.3% | -1.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -1.8% | -1.8% | 1 |
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More development goals data for Madagascar
- Red List Index 0.724 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.83 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 42,981 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Madagascar?
- Mangrove total area change in Madagascar was -1.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -1.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2016.
- How does Madagascar rank for mangrove total area change?
- Madagascar ranks 63rd out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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