Mangrove total area change in South Africa
South Africa: Mangrove total area change was 3.0% in 2020. β² Rising
Mangrove total area change in South Africa, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in South Africa is 3.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 19.2% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in South Africa peaked at 3.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2009.
South Africa ranks 8th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 6 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 5.8% compare
- 6 Mayotte -0.1% compare
- 7 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 10 St. Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
- 11 New Zealand 2.0% compare
More development goals data for South Africa
- Red List Index 0.8693 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.8 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 651.49 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 61 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28,570 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in South Africa?
- Mangrove total area change in South Africa was 3.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2009.
- How does South Africa rank for mangrove total area change?
- South Africa ranks 8th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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