Australia vs Sierra Leone: Change in total mangrove area

Australia
-4.5%
in 2020
Sierra Leone
-4.5%
in 2020
Australia rank
87th
Sierra Leone rank
85th

Change in total mangrove area over time

  • Australia
  • Sierra Leone
-5-4-3-2-10200720132020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -4.5% against -4.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 116 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s -2.7% -0.8% 2.0% Sierra Leone
2010s -4.4% -1.5% 2.9% Sierra Leone
2020s -4.5% -4.5% 0.1% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change in total mangrove area, Australia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -4.5% against -4.5% in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in change in total mangrove area between Australia and Sierra Leone?
0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sierra Leone?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Australia and Sierra Leone rank globally for change in total mangrove area?
Australia ranks 87th and Sierra Leone ranks 85th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Change in total mangrove area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change in total mangrove area
Unit
%
Source
UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
116 places, 1,160 data points, 2007–2020
Last refreshed

Mangrove total area change (%)