Mangrove total area change in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Mangrove total area change was -4.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in South-Eastern Asia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded -4.8% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in South-Eastern Asia peaked at -2.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.4%, in 2017.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th of 20 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.8% | — |
| 2008 | -4.0% | +41.4% |
| 2009 | -4.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | -4.4% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | -5.1% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | -5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | -5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | -5.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | -5.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | -4.8% | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.6% | -4.2% | -2.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -5.1% | -5.4% | -4.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.8% | -4.8% | -4.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 15 Martinique 1.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 17 Guam 0.7% compare
- 18 Fiji 0.5% compare
- 19 Palau 0.5% compare
- 20 Micronesia 0.4% compare
More development goals data for South-Eastern Asia
- Red List Index 0.8098 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 216.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,153 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 151 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 150 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 136 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 319 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 381 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 392 (2025)
- Infant deaths 172,336 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in South-Eastern Asia?
- Mangrove total area change in South-Eastern Asia was -4.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4% in 2017.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for mangrove total area change?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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