Mangrove total area change in Mauritius
Mauritius: Mangrove total area change was -21.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Mauritius, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded -21.9% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Mauritius peaked at -17.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -24.9%, in 2017.
Mauritius ranks 122nd of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -17.4% | — |
| 2008 | -20.3% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | -21.7% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | -22.7% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | -23.4% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | -23.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | -24.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -24.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | -22.8% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | -21.9% | -4.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's -21.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 17.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's -21.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 14.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -19.8% | -21.7% | -17.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | -23.7% | -24.9% | -22.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | -21.9% | -21.9% | -21.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 119 Yemen -18.4% compare
- 120 Turks and Caicos Islands -21.1% compare
- 121 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -21.7% compare
- 123 Saudi Arabia -23.0% compare
- 124 Sri Lanka -23.2% compare
- 125 Egypt -23.9% compare
More development goals data for Mauritius
- Red List Index 0.4603 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,206 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 161 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Mauritius?
- Mangrove total area change in Mauritius was -21.9% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was -17.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.9% in 2017.
- How does Mauritius rank for mangrove total area change?
- Mauritius ranks 122nd out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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