Mangrove total area change in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Mangrove total area change was -0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
-0.7%
Change on year
down 36.8%
Rank
3rd
of 21 groups
All-time high
0.1%
in 2007
All-time low
-0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2007–2020

Mangrove total area change in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2007–2020

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.22007201320202007: 0.145 %2008: 0.09 %2009: 0.075 %2010: -0.085 %2015: -0.36 %2016: -0.562 %2017: -0.59 %2018: -0.53 %2019: -0.527 %2020: -0.721 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded -0.7% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 36.8% on the previous year and down 747.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2020.

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 3rd of 21 groups on this measure, 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year

Annual values for Mangrove total area change (%) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2007 to 2020.
Year % Change
2007 0.1%
2008 0.1% -38.2%
2009 0.1% -16.4%
2010 -0.1% -213.5%
2015 -0.4% +322.5%
2016 -0.6% +56.3%
2017 -0.6% +4.9%
2018 -0.5% -10.2%
2019 -0.5% -0.4%
2020 -0.7% +36.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2010s -0.4% -0.6% -0.1% 6
2020s -0.7% -0.7% -0.7% 1

Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)

  1. 1 Dominica 10.9% compare
  2. 2 Barbados 8.8% compare
  3. 3 Qatar 6.0% compare
  4. 4 French Guiana 5.9% compare
  5. 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
  6. 6 Mauritania 5.8% compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mangrove total area change in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Mangrove total area change in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was -0.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2020.
How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for mangrove total area change?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 3rd out of 21 groups with data for 2020.
Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
Over the last ten years it is down 747.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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Indicator
Mangrove total area change (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
146 places, 1,457 data points, 2007–2020
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