Mangrove total area change in Oceania

Oceania: Mangrove total area change was -3.1% in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
-3.1%
Change on year
down 13.7%
Rank
13th
of 23 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

-3.5-3-2.5-2-1.5-12007201320202007: -1.1 %2008: -1.9 %2009: -1.9 %2010: -2.3 %2015: -2.9 %2016: -3.3 %2017: -3.1 %2018: -2.8 %2019: -2.7 %2020: -3.1 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 New Zealand 2.0% compare
  2. 11 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
  3. 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
  4. 13 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
  5. 14 Martinique 1.0% compare
  6. 15 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  7. 16 Guam 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 140 places β†’

More development goals data for Oceania

All data for Oceania β†’

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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About this data

Indicator
Mangrove total area change (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
140 places, 1,397 data points, 2007–2020
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