Mangrove total area change in Pakistan
Pakistan: Mangrove total area change was -17.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Pakistan, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Pakistan stood at -17.2%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.2% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Pakistan peaked at -6.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -17.2%, in 2020.
That places Pakistan 118th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -6.4% | — |
| 2008 | -8.4% | +30.8% |
| 2009 | -9.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | -10.4% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | -11.2% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | -9.9% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | -8.0% | -19.5% |
| 2018 | -7.2% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | -10.0% | +38.1% |
| 2020 | -17.2% | +72.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's -17.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 9.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's -17.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -16.4%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.0% | -9.0% | -6.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | -9.5% | -11.2% | -7.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | -17.2% | -17.2% | -17.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More development goals data for Pakistan
- Red List Index 0.8914 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 34.64 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 161.44 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 104 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 105 (2025)
- Infant deaths 329,205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Pakistan?
- Mangrove total area change in Pakistan was -17.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was -6.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.2% in 2020.
- How does Pakistan rank for mangrove total area change?
- Pakistan ranks 118th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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