Mangrove total area change in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Mangrove total area change was -0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Solomon Islands, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Solomon Islands is -0.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 502.4% on the previous year and down 147.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2017.
Solomon Islands ranks 42nd of 126 countries on this measure, 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4% | — |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +40.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -52.6% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -208.5% |
| 2016 | -0.7% | +104.7% |
| 2017 | -1.0% | +36.7% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -49.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -107.7% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -502.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's -0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 8% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's -0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 17% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -1.0% | 0.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More development goals data for Solomon Islands
- Red List Index 0.7681 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.21 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 355 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Solomon Islands?
- Mangrove total area change in Solomon Islands was -0.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2017.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for mangrove total area change?
- Solomon Islands ranks 42nd out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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