Mangrove total area change in Western Asia
Western Asia: Mangrove total area change was -13.8% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Western Asia, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded -13.8% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 249.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Western Asia peaked at 8.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -15.2%, in 2016.
Western Asia ranks 23rd of 23 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -12.4% | -15.2% | -4.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -13.8% | -13.8% | -13.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 20 Timor-Leste 0.3% compare
- 21 Cameroon 0.3% compare
- 22 Gambia 0.3% compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% compare
- 24 Senegal 0.3% compare
- 25 Comoros 0.3% compare
- 26 Guadeloupe 0.1% compare
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Western Asia?
- Mangrove total area change in Western Asia was -13.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.2% in 2016.
- How does Western Asia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 23 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 249.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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