Mangrove total area change in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Mangrove total area change was -0.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Middle Africa, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded -0.4% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 65.7% on the previous year and down 2,195.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Middle Africa peaked at 0.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.4%, in 2020.
That places Middle Africa 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -277.5% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -86.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0% | +57.6% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | +16.9% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | +1446.2% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -37.5% |
| 2020 | -0.4% | +65.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -0.4% | -0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More development goals data for Middle Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 913.37 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 115.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 106 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 96 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 128 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 132 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 3.98 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 14,744 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Middle Africa?
- Mangrove total area change in Middle Africa was -0.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4% in 2020.
- How does Middle Africa rank for mangrove total area change?
- Middle Africa ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,195.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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