Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Change in total mangrove area

Brazil
-0.5%
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo
-0.5%
in 2020
Brazil rank
47th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
46th

Change in total mangrove area over time

  • Brazil
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
-1.5-1-0.50200720132020

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports -0.5% against -0.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Brazil ranks 47th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th of 116 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
2000s -0.9% -0.2% 0.7% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s -1.0% -0.6% 0.4% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s -0.5% -0.5% 0.0% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change in total mangrove area, Brazil or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at -0.5% against -0.5% in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in change in total mangrove area between Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for change in total mangrove area?
Brazil ranks 47th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th 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 (%).