Mangrove total area change in Mexico
Mexico: Mangrove total area change was -4.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Mexico, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Mexico stood at -4.3%.
The figure is down 24.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Mexico peaked at -2.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2015.
That places Mexico 90th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.1% | — |
| 2008 | -3.4% | +57.1% |
| 2009 | -4.1% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | -4.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | -4.9% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | -4.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | -4.4% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | -3.6% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | -3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | -4.3% | +24.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's -4.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Mexico's -4.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.2% | -4.1% | -2.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.2% | -4.9% | -3.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.3% | -4.3% | -4.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 87 Ecuador -3.7% compare
- 88 Belize -3.7% compare
- 89 Cayman Islands -4.2% compare
- 91 Australia and New Zealand -4.4% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone -4.5% compare
- 93 Somalia -4.5% compare
More development goals data for Mexico
- Red List Index 0.727 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 20.72 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 42 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 42 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,487 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Mexico?
- Mangrove total area change in Mexico was -4.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -2.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for mangrove total area change?
- Mexico ranks 90th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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