Mangrove total area change in Samoa
Samoa: Mangrove total area change was -0.8% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Samoa, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Samoa is -0.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 33.9% on the previous year and down 137.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Samoa peaked at 2.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2018.
That places Samoa 51st out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -1.9% | 2.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -0.8% | -0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More development goals data for Samoa
- Red List Index 0.7699 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 188.08 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 67 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Samoa?
- Mangrove total area change in Samoa was -0.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for mangrove total area change?
- Samoa ranks 51st out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 137.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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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