Mangrove total area change in Thailand
Thailand: Mangrove total area change was -2.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Mangrove total area change in Thailand, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Thailand is -2.7%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 23.5% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Thailand peaked at -2.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.7%, in 2009.
Thailand ranks 78th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.6% | — |
| 2008 | -4.3% | +64.9% |
| 2009 | -4.7% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | -4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | -4.5% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | -4.4% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | -4.0% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | -4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | -3.5% | -13.0% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | -23.5% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's -2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Thailand's -2.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.9% | -4.7% | -2.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.2% | -4.6% | -3.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.7% | -2.7% | -2.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 75 Vanuatu -2.4% compare
- 76 Colombia -2.5% compare
- 77 United Republic of Tanzania -2.6% compare
- 79 Philippines -2.7% compare
- 80 United States -2.9% compare
- 81 Guinea -3.0% compare
More development goals data for Thailand
- Red List Index 0.8362 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4342 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,865 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Thailand?
- Mangrove total area change in Thailand was -2.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was -2.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.7% in 2009.
- How does Thailand rank for mangrove total area change?
- Thailand ranks 78th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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