El Salvador vs Gabon: Change in total mangrove area

El Salvador
-0.9%
in 2020
Gabon
-0.7%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
51st
Gabon rank
49th

Change in total mangrove area over time

  • El Salvador
  • Gabon
-1-0.500.51200720132020

How they compare

Gabon currently reports -0.7% against -0.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 51st and Gabon ranks 49th of 116 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Gabon Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8% -0.2% 0.9% El Salvador
2010s -0.1% -0.5% 0.4% El Salvador
2020s -0.9% -0.7% 0.2% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change in total mangrove area, El Salvador or Gabon?
Gabon, at -0.7% against -0.9% in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in change in total mangrove area between El Salvador and Gabon?
0.2%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for change in total mangrove area?
El Salvador ranks 51st and Gabon ranks 49th 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 (%)