Mangrove total area change in Melanesia
Melanesia: Mangrove total area change was -0.7% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Melanesia, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded -0.7% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 35.4% on the previous year and down 669.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Melanesia peaked at 0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2020.
That places Melanesia 50th out of 117 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -0.6% | -0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Melanesia?
- Mangrove total area change in Melanesia was -0.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2020.
- How does Melanesia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Melanesia ranks 50th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 669.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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