Change in total mangrove area in Egypt
Egypt: Change in total mangrove area was -23.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
-23.9%
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
115th
of 116 countries
All-time high
-23.9%
in 2020
All-time low
-32.4%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Change in total mangrove area in Egypt, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Egypt stood at -23.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Egypt peaked at -23.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -32.4%, in 2015.
Egypt ranks 115th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Change in total mangrove area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -25.9% | — |
| 2008 | -31.1% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | -31.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -31.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -32.4% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | -31.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | -31.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | -30.3% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | -29.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | -23.9% | -19.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -23.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 13.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -23.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -17.2%, 1.4× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -29.4% | -31.1% | -25.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | -31.2% | -32.4% | -29.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -23.9% | -23.9% | -23.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Egypt?
- Change in total mangrove area in Egypt was -23.9% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was -23.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.4% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Egypt ranks 115th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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 (%).