Mangrove total area change in Yemen
Yemen: Mangrove total area change was -18.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Yemen, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Yemen stood at -18.4%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Yemen peaked at -8.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -18.4%, in 2020.
Yemen ranks 119th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -8.8% | — |
| 2008 | -13.1% | +49.5% |
| 2009 | -12.8% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | -13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | -13.7% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | -15.3% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | -15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | -16.9% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | -16.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | -18.4% | +13.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -18.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%, 4.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -18.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -16.4%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.6% | -13.1% | -8.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -15.2% | -16.9% | -13.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -18.4% | -18.4% | -18.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More development goals data for Yemen
- Red List Index 0.8788 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 129.09 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 20.24 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 33 (2025)
- Infant deaths 46,799 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Yemen?
- Mangrove total area change in Yemen was -18.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -8.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.4% in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for mangrove total area change?
- Yemen ranks 119th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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