El Salvador vs Samoa: Change in total mangrove area
El Salvador
-0.9%
in 2020
Samoa
-0.8%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
51st
Samoa rank
50th
Change in total mangrove area over time
- El Salvador
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -0.8% against -0.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Samoa ahead.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 50th of 116 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 2.0% | 1.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | -0.9% | -0.8% | 0.1% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in total mangrove area, El Salvador or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -0.8% against -0.9% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in change in total mangrove area between El Salvador and Samoa?
- 0.1%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Samoa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Samoa rank globally for change in total mangrove area?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Samoa ranks 50th 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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Mangrove total area change (%)