Mangrove total area change in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mangrove total area change was -1.3% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Malaysia, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Malaysia is -1.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 103.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Malaysia peaked at -0.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.3%, in 2016.
Malaysia ranks 60th 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 | -0.5% | -0.7% | -0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -1.3% | -0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.3% | -1.3% | -1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Malaysia?
- Mangrove total area change in Malaysia was -1.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3% in 2016.
- How does Malaysia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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