Mangrove total area change in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Mangrove total area change was -4.7% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Viet Nam, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Viet Nam stood at -4.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Viet Nam peaked at -2.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -5.3%, in 2017.
Viet Nam ranks 89th of 117 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.5% | -4.1% | -2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.9% | -5.3% | -4.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.7% | -4.7% | -4.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
More development goals data for Viet Nam
- Red List Index 0.7742 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,171 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 66 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 69 (2025)
- Infant deaths 16,438 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Viet Nam?
- Mangrove total area change in Viet Nam was -4.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was -2.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.3% in 2017.
- How does Viet Nam rank for mangrove total area change?
- Viet Nam ranks 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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