Mangrove total area change in Singapore
Singapore: Mangrove total area change was -13.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Singapore, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded -13.2% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Singapore peaked at -6.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -13.2%, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 112th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -6.2% | — |
| 2008 | -9.4% | +50.7% |
| 2009 | -8.4% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | -7.8% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | -10.3% | +31.8% |
| 2016 | -12.2% | +17.7% |
| 2017 | -13.1% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | -12.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | -13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | -13.2% | +0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's -13.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 11.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Singapore's -13.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 14.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.0% | -9.4% | -6.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -11.6% | -13.1% | -7.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -13.2% | -13.2% | -13.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More development goals data for Singapore
- Red List Index 0.8886 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.6643 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,645 constant US$ (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 53 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.18 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 128 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 6.5 num th (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 8.9 num th (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.34 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Singapore?
- Mangrove total area change in Singapore was -13.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was -6.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.2% in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for mangrove total area change?
- Singapore ranks 112th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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