Mangrove total area change in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Mangrove total area change was -2.1% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Nicaragua, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Nicaragua stood at -2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.3% on the previous year and down 237.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Nicaragua peaked at 1.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2020.
That places Nicaragua 67th 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 | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -1.1% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.1% | -2.1% | -2.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 64 Liberia -1.8% compare
- 65 Nigeria -1.9% compare
- 66 Guinea-Bissau -2.0% compare
- 68 Costa Rica -2.2% compare
- 69 Dominican Republic -2.3% compare
- 70 Vanuatu -2.4% compare
More development goals data for Nicaragua
- Red List Index 0.8326 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 445.91 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 327.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 53 (2023)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2023)
- Infant deaths 1,246 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Nicaragua?
- Mangrove total area change in Nicaragua was -2.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for mangrove total area change?
- Nicaragua ranks 67th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 237.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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