Mangrove total area change in Mozambique
Mozambique: Mangrove total area change was -5.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Mozambique, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Mozambique stood at -5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.4% on the previous year and down 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Mozambique peaked at -0.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.0%, in 2020.
Mozambique ranks 97th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.7% | — |
| 2008 | -2.0% | +198.5% |
| 2009 | -2.5% | +25.2% |
| 2010 | -2.7% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | -2.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | -2.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | -2.6% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | -2.9% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | -3.6% | +26.5% |
| 2020 | -5.0% | +38.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -5.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -5.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 3.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.7% | -2.5% | -0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | -2.9% | -3.6% | -2.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -5.0% | -5.0% | -5.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More development goals data for Mozambique
- Red List Index 0.8879 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3031 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 30.73 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 55,191 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Mozambique?
- Mangrove total area change in Mozambique was -5.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.0% in 2020.
- How does Mozambique rank for mangrove total area change?
- Mozambique ranks 97th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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