Mangrove total area change in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mangrove total area change was -1.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Nigeria, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Nigeria is -1.9%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Nigeria peaked at -0.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2020.
That places Nigeria 70th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.6% | — |
| 2008 | -0.9% | +55.5% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | -1.4% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | -1.7% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | -1.7% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | -1.7% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | -1.9% | +11.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's -1.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -1.8% | -1.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.9% | -1.9% | -1.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 67 India -1.8% compare
- 68 Madagascar -1.8% compare
- 69 Liberia -1.8% compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau -2.0% compare
- 72 Nicaragua -2.1% compare
- 73 Costa Rica -2.2% compare
More development goals data for Nigeria
- Red List Index 0.9147 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 201.98 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 238.4 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (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 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 519,644 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Nigeria?
- Mangrove total area change in Nigeria was -1.9% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for mangrove total area change?
- Nigeria ranks 70th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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