Mangrove total area change in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mangrove total area change was -23.2% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Sri Lanka, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Sri Lanka is -23.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Sri Lanka peaked at -9.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -23.7%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 115th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.4% | -22.4% | -9.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | -20.0% | -23.7% | -17.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -23.2% | -23.2% | -23.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 112 Iran (Islamic Republic of) -21.7% compare
- 113 Mauritius -21.9% compare
- 114 Saudi Arabia -23.0% compare
- 116 Egypt -23.9% compare
- 117 Sudan -47.0% compare
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Sri Lanka?
- Mangrove total area change in Sri Lanka was -23.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -9.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.7% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mangrove total area change?
- Sri Lanka ranks 115th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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