Change in total mangrove area by country
Mangrove total area change (%)
Countries reporting
113
Highest
10.9%
Dominica
Lowest
-47.0%
Sudan
Median
-1.7%
Years covered
14
2007–2020
Data points
1,160
What the numbers show
Change in total mangrove area is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 10.9% in Dominica; the lowest is -47.0% in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.7%, and the mean is -3.9%.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 1,670.6%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 2,325.0%).
Change in total mangrove area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 10.9% | 2020 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Barbados | 8.8% | 2020 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 6.0% | 2020 | up 1,670.6% | volatile |
| 4 | French Guiana | 5.9% | 2020 | up 487.1% | volatile |
| 5 | British Virgin Islands | 5.9% | 2020 | up 561.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritania | 5.8% | 2020 | up 167.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Suriname | 5.3% | 2020 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 3.0% | 2020 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 2.4% | 2020 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.4% | 2020 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 11 | New Zealand | 2.0% | 2020 | down 40.1% | flat |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 1.2% | 2020 | up 162.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.2% | 2020 | up 198.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0% | 2020 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2020 | up 24.2% | falling |
| 17 | Guam | 0.7% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Fiji | 0.5% | 2020 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Palau | 0.5% | 2020 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cameroon | 0.3% | 2020 | down 23.3% | flat |
| 20 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 20 | East Timor | 0.3% | 2020 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Brunei | 0.3% | 2020 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Senegal | 0.3% | 2020 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Comoros | 0.3% | 2020 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 27 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 35 | Seychelles | -0.0% | 2020 | down 130.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Venezuela | -0.1% | 2020 | up 91.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | -0.1% | 2020 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.1% | 2020 | down 139.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | -0.1% | 2020 | down 146.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Curacao | -0.2% | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Congo | -0.3% | 2020 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Saint Lucia | -0.4% | 2020 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Grenada | -0.4% | 2020 | down 355.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Japan | -0.5% | 2020 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.5% | 2020 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | -0.5% | 2020 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 48 | Ghana | -0.6% | 2020 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Gabon | -0.7% | 2020 | down 238.1% | falling |
| 50 | Samoa | -0.8% | 2020 | down 137.6% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | -0.9% | 2020 | down 244.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.0% | 2020 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Kenya | -1.0% | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | -1.1% | 2020 | down 1,683.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Tonga | -1.1% | 2020 | down 191.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Benin | -1.2% | 2020 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 57 | United States Virgin Islands | -1.2% | 2020 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | -1.3% | 2020 | down 103.1% | falling |
| 59 | Panama | -1.4% | 2020 | down 637.0% | volatile |
| 60 | American Samoa | -1.7% | 2020 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 61 | India | -1.8% | 2020 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 62 | Madagascar | -1.8% | 2020 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 63 | Liberia | -1.9% | 2020 | down 281.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Nigeria | -1.9% | 2020 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.0% | 2020 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 66 | Nicaragua | -2.1% | 2020 | down 237.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Costa Rica | -2.2% | 2020 | down 369.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | -2.3% | 2020 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Vanuatu | -2.4% | 2020 | down 392.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Colombia | -2.5% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 71 | Tanzania | -2.6% | 2020 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 72 | Thailand | -2.7% | 2020 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 73 | Philippines | -2.7% | 2020 | up 30.7% | flat |
| 74 | Guinea | -3.0% | 2020 | down 181.0% | volatile |
| 74 | United States | -3.0% | 2020 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 76 | Honduras | -3.0% | 2020 | down 234.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | -3.0% | 2020 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | -3.1% | 2020 | down 478.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | -3.2% | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 80 | Angola | -3.3% | 2020 | down 101.2% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | -3.7% | 2020 | up 26.9% | flat |
| 82 | Belize | -3.7% | 2020 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 83 | Cayman Islands | -4.2% | 2020 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 84 | Mexico | -4.3% | 2020 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | -4.5% | 2020 | down 324.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Somalia | -4.5% | 2020 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 87 | Australia | -4.5% | 2020 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 88 | Vietnam | -4.7% | 2020 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 89 | Mozambique | -5.0% | 2020 | down 86.9% | falling |
| 90 | Indonesia | -5.6% | 2020 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 91 | Jamaica | -5.7% | 2020 | down 1,056.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | -5.8% | 2020 | down 2,325.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Guyana | -6.3% | 2020 | down 146.9% | falling |
| 94 | Myanmar | -6.6% | 2020 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 95 | Bahrain | -6.9% | 2020 | down 127.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Togo | -7.1% | 2020 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 97 | Cuba | -7.5% | 2020 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 98 | Haiti | -7.7% | 2020 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 99 | Bahamas | -8.8% | 2020 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 100 | Saint Martin (French part) | -11.1% | 2020 | down 243.3% | volatile |
| 101 | China | -11.9% | 2020 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 102 | Singapore | -13.2% | 2020 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 103 | Anguilla | -13.5% | 2020 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Oman | -14.7% | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 105 | Djibouti | -15.6% | 2020 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 106 | Aruba | -16.6% | 2020 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 106 | Eritrea | -16.6% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 108 | Pakistan | -17.2% | 2020 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 109 | Yemen | -18.4% | 2020 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 110 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -21.1% | 2020 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 111 | Iran | -21.7% | 2020 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 112 | Mauritius | -21.9% | 2020 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | -23.0% | 2020 | down 244.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | -23.1% | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 115 | Egypt | -23.9% | 2020 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 116 | Sudan | -47.0% | 2020 | down 22.5% | falling |
About this data
Mangrove total area change (%)