Mangrove total area change in Oceania
Oceania: Mangrove total area change was -3.1% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Oceania, 2007β2020
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 13th of 23 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.
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
- 10 New Zealand 2.0% compare
- 11 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 14 Martinique 1.0% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 16 Guam 0.7% 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 13th out of 23 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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