Cameroon vs Palau: Change in total mangrove area
Cameroon
0.3%
in 2020
Palau
0.5%
in 2020
Cameroon rank
20th
Palau rank
19th
Change in total mangrove area over time
- Cameroon
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.4 times Cameroon's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 20th and Palau ranks 19th of 116 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in total mangrove area, Cameroon or Palau?
- Palau, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in change in total mangrove area between Cameroon and Palau?
- 0.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Palau?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Palau rank globally for change in total mangrove area?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and Palau ranks 19th 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
Mangrove total area change (%).