Mangrove total area change in Peru
Peru: Mangrove total area change was -3.2% in 2020. β² Rising
Mangrove total area change in Peru, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded -3.2% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Peru peaked at -2.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -8.6%, in 2008.
That places Peru 79th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.7% | -8.6% | -6.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | -5.7% | -7.6% | -2.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -3.2% | -3.2% | 1 |
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More development goals data for Peru
- Red List Index 0.7543 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 18.94 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 851.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,912 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Peru?
- Mangrove total area change in Peru was -3.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was -2.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.6% in 2008.
- How does Peru rank for mangrove total area change?
- Peru ranks 79th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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