Mangrove total area change in Seychelles
Seychelles: Mangrove total area change was -0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Seychelles, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded -0.0% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
That represents a change of down 522.0% on the previous year and down 128.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Seychelles peaked at 0.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2016.
That places Seychelles 38th out of 126 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.
Mangrove total area change in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2% | — |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -58.7% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -140.7% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | +639.7% |
| 2017 | -0.3% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -26.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -97.7% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | +522.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's -0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 3% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's -0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 2% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.3% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More development goals data for Seychelles
- Red List Index 0.5601 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.53 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 592.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Seychelles?
- Mangrove total area change in Seychelles was -0.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2016.
- How does Seychelles rank for mangrove total area change?
- Seychelles ranks 38th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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