Change in total mangrove area in Cambodia
Cambodia: Change in total mangrove area was -3.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Cambodia, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Cambodia stood at -3.0%.
The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Cambodia peaked at -2.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.6%, in 2016.
That places Cambodia 77th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Change in total mangrove area in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.6% | — |
| 2008 | -3.5% | +37.2% |
| 2009 | -3.9% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | -4.0% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | -4.6% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | -4.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | -4.5% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | -4.3% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | -3.8% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | -3.0% | -20.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's -3.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's -3.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 3.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.3% | -3.9% | -2.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.3% | -4.6% | -3.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -3.0% | -3.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Cambodia?
- Change in total mangrove area in Cambodia was -3.0% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was -2.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.6% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Cambodia ranks 77th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in total mangrove area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mangrove total area change (%).