Mangrove total area change in United States of America
United States of America: Mangrove total area change was -2.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in United States of America, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in United States of America is -2.9%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in United States of America peaked at -0.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2017.
United States of America ranks 80th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.5% | — |
| 2008 | -1.2% | +155.4% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | -2.4% | +102.4% |
| 2015 | -3.9% | +60.5% |
| 2016 | -4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | -4.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -4.0% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | -3.4% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | -2.9% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.0% | -1.2% | -0.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | -3.7% | -4.3% | -2.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.9% | -2.9% | -2.9% | 1 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4084 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,933 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 197 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 195 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 102 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 89 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 96 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20,024 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in United States of America?
- Mangrove total area change in United States of America was -2.9% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2017.
- How does United States of America rank for mangrove total area change?
- United States of America ranks 80th out of 125 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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