Mangrove total area change in Oceania
Oceania: Mangrove total area change was -3.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
-3.1%
Change on year
down 13.7%
Rank
11th
of 20 groups
All-time high
-1.1%
in 2007
All-time low
-3.3%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Oceania, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded -3.1% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Oceania peaked at -1.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2016.
Oceania ranks 11th of 20 groups on this measure, 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.1% | — |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +74.7% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -2.3% | +20.3% |
| 2015 | -2.9% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | -3.3% | +13.3% |
| 2017 | -3.1% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | -2.8% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | -3.1% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.6% | -1.9% | -1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -2.8% | -3.3% | -2.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.1% | -3.1% | -3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 8 South Africa 3.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
- 11 New Zealand 2.0% compare
- 12 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
More development goals data for Oceania
- Red List Index 0.8199 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.42 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,214 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 291 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 207 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 246 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,322 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Oceania?
- Mangrove total area change in Oceania was -3.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was -1.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2016.
- How does Oceania rank for mangrove total area change?
- Oceania ranks 11th out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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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