Mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Mangrove total area change was -3.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at -3.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at -1.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.7%, in 2017.
That places Small island developing States (SIDS) 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.4% | — |
| 2008 | -2.3% | +58.1% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | -2.8% | +17.2% |
| 2015 | -3.4% | +21.8% |
| 2016 | -3.7% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | -3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -3.5% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | -3.3% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | -3.4% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.0% | -2.4% | -1.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | -3.4% | -3.7% | -2.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -3.4% | -3.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
- 11 New Zealand 2.0% compare
- 12 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 15 Martinique 1.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
More development goals data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Red List Index 0.7251 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 268.84 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,243 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 187 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 183 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 178 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 242 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 244 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 245 (2025)
- Infant deaths 32,047 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS) was -3.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was -1.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7% in 2017.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for mangrove total area change?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 13th out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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