Mangrove total area change in World
World: Mangrove total area change was -3.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in World, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in World is -3.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in World peaked at -1.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.6%, in 2016.
That places World 14th out of 20 groups with data for 2020, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.7% | — |
| 2008 | -2.6% | +50.1% |
| 2009 | -2.7% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | -3.0% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | -3.4% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | -3.6% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | -3.5% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | -3.3% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | -3.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | -3.4% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.3% | -2.7% | -1.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | -3.4% | -3.6% | -3.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.4% | -3.4% | -3.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
- 11 New Zealand 2.0% compare
- 12 New Caledonia 1.2% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.2% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 15 Martinique 1.0% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
- 17 Guam 0.7% compare
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in World?
- Mangrove total area change in World was -3.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was -1.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.6% in 2016.
- How does World rank for mangrove total area change?
- World ranks 14th out of 20 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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