Mangrove total area change in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mangrove total area change was -1.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Papua New Guinea, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded -1.1% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 1,544.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -23.0% |
| 2010 | -0.1% | -159.0% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | +512.2% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | +52.7% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | -0.8% | +26.4% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | +28.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -1.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -0.8% | -0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.1% | -1.1% | -1.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 57 El Salvador -0.9% compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago -1.0% compare
- 59 Kenya -1.0% compare
- 61 Tonga -1.1% compare
- 62 Benin -1.2% compare
- 63 United States Virgin Islands -1.2% compare
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Papua New Guinea?
- Mangrove total area change in Papua New Guinea was -1.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mangrove total area change?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 60th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,544.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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