Mangrove total area change in South America
South America: Mangrove total area change was -0.7% in 2020. β² Rising
Mangrove total area change in South America, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
South America recorded -0.7% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
That represents a change of down 13.9% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in South America peaked at -0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.5%, in 2015.
That places South America 9th out of 29 regions with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.4% | -1.5% | -1.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.1% | -1.5% | -0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 6 Mauritania 5.8% compare
- 7 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 8 South Africa 3.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 10 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
- 11 New Zealand 2.0% compare
- 12 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
More development goals data for South America
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,476 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 817.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 290 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 283 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 138 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 224 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 329 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 338 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 7.73 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 2,822 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in South America?
- Mangrove total area change in South America was -0.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.5% in 2015.
- How does South America rank for mangrove total area change?
- South America ranks 9th out of 29 regions with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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