Mangrove total area change in Sudan
Sudan: Mangrove total area change was -47.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Sudan, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded -47.0% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Sudan peaked at -24.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -47.0%, in 2020.
That places Sudan 126th out of 126 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.
Mangrove total area change in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -24.3% | — |
| 2008 | -32.9% | +35.7% |
| 2009 | -35.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | -38.4% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | -43.0% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | -45.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | -43.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | -43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | -46.3% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | -47.0% | +1.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -47.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%, 10.5× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -47.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 31.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -30.7% | -35.0% | -24.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -43.4% | -46.3% | -38.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -47.0% | -47.0% | -47.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More development goals data for Sudan
- Red List Index 0.9237 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 4,556 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 43.46 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 49 (2025)
- Infant deaths 71,271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Sudan?
- Mangrove total area change in Sudan was -47.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -24.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.0% in 2020.
- How does Sudan rank for mangrove total area change?
- Sudan ranks 126th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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