Mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Mangrove total area change was -3.4% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2007β2020
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) 15th out of 23 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.
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)
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 14 Martinique 1.0% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 16 Guam 0.7% compare
- 17 Fiji 0.5% compare
- 18 Palau 0.5% 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 15th out of 23 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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