Mangrove total area change in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Mangrove total area change was -3.0% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Southern Asia, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Southern Asia stood at -3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.2% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Southern Asia peaked at -1.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2020.
That places Southern Asia 11th 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 | -1.8% | -2.2% | -1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.9% | -2.5% | -1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -3.0% | -3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 8 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
- 10 New Zealand 2.0% compare
- 11 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
- 12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 14 Martinique 1.0% compare
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Southern Asia?
- Mangrove total area change in Southern Asia was -3.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2020.
- How does Southern Asia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 23 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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