Mangrove total area change in Myanmar
Myanmar: Mangrove total area change was -6.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Myanmar, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Myanmar is -6.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Myanmar peaked at -4.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -7.9%, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 103rd 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -4.3% | — |
| 2008 | -5.5% | +26.7% |
| 2009 | -5.1% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | -5.8% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | -7.7% | +32.5% |
| 2016 | -7.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | -7.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | -7.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | -7.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | -6.6% | -13.5% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -6.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 3.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -6.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 7.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.0% | -5.5% | -4.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -7.4% | -7.9% | -5.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -6.6% | -6.6% | -6.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More development goals data for Myanmar
- Red List Index 0.8567 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2,606 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 334.82 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 29,371 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Myanmar?
- Mangrove total area change in Myanmar was -6.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -4.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.9% in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for mangrove total area change?
- Myanmar ranks 103rd out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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