Ghana vs Japan: Change in total mangrove area
Ghana
-0.6%
in 2020
Japan
-0.5%
in 2020
Ghana rank
48th
Japan rank
45th
Change in total mangrove area over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Japan ahead.
Ghana ranks 48th and Japan ranks 45th of 116 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -12.5% | -1.0% | 11.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0% | -1.8% | 1.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -0.5% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in total mangrove area, Ghana or Japan?
- Japan, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Ghana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in change in total mangrove area between Ghana and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for change in total mangrove area?
- Ghana ranks 48th and Japan ranks 45th 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 (%)