Mangrove total area change in Western Africa
Western Africa: Mangrove total area change was -2.0% in 2020. βΌ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Western Africa, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Western Africa is -2.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 125.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Western Africa peaked at -0.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.0%, in 2020.
Western Africa ranks 6th of 23 regions on this measure, in the top 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 | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.3% | -1.6% | -0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -2.0% | -2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 3 Qatar 6.0% compare
- 4 French Guiana 5.9% compare
- 5 American Samoa -1.7% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 6 Mauritania 5.8% compare
- 7 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 8 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 9 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.3% compare
More development goals data for Western Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 264.83 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 99 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 216 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.14 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 19,877 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Western Africa?
- Mangrove total area change in Western Africa was -2.0% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.0% in 2020.
- How does Western Africa rank for mangrove total area change?
- Western Africa ranks 6th out of 23 regions with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 125.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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