Mangrove total area change in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Mangrove total area change was -2.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Vanuatu, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Vanuatu stood at -2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 434.5% on the previous year and down 391.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Vanuatu peaked at 1.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 2020.
That places Vanuatu 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4% | — |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +121.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -62.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +148.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | -2.4% | -434.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -2.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 2.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.4% | -2.4% | -2.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 72 Nicaragua -2.1% compare
- 73 Costa Rica -2.2% compare
- 74 Dominican Republic -2.3% compare
- 76 Colombia -2.5% compare
- 77 United Republic of Tanzania -2.6% compare
- 78 Thailand -2.7% compare
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Red List Index 0.7273 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Vanuatu?
- Mangrove total area change in Vanuatu was -2.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 2020.
- How does Vanuatu rank for mangrove total area change?
- Vanuatu ranks 75th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 391.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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