Kenya vs Samoa: Change in total mangrove area
Kenya
-1.0%
in 2020
Samoa
-0.8%
in 2020
Kenya rank
53rd
Samoa rank
50th
Change in total mangrove area over time
- Kenya
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports -0.8% against -1.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Samoa ahead.
Kenya ranks 53rd 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 | Kenya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.3% | 2.0% | 3.3% | Samoa |
| 2010s | -1.4% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Samoa |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -0.8% | 0.3% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in total mangrove area, Kenya or Samoa?
- Samoa, at -0.8% against -1.0% in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in change in total mangrove area between Kenya and Samoa?
- 0.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Samoa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Samoa rank globally for change in total mangrove area?
- Kenya ranks 53rd 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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About this data
Mangrove total area change (%).