Mangrove total area change in Suriname
Suriname: Mangrove total area change was 5.3% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Suriname, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Suriname stood at 5.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Suriname peaked at 7.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2007.
That places Suriname 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | -0.3% | 1.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 4 French Guiana 5.9% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 6 Mauritania 5.8% compare
- 8 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
- 10 New Zealand 2.0% compare
More development goals data for Suriname
- Red List Index 0.7945 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.88 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,270 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 50 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 50 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 160 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Suriname?
- Mangrove total area change in Suriname was 5.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2007.
- How does Suriname rank for mangrove total area change?
- Suriname ranks 7th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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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