Change in total mangrove area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Change in total mangrove area was -16.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Eritrea, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Eritrea stood at -16.6%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Eritrea peaked at -11.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -16.9%, in 2008.
That places Eritrea 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Change in total mangrove area in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -11.9% | — |
| 2008 | -16.9% | +41.9% |
| 2009 | -16.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | -16.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | -15.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | -16.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | -15.2% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | -14.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | -15.9% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | -16.6% | +4.1% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -16.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%, 3.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -16.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 11.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -15.0% | -16.9% | -11.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | -15.8% | -16.4% | -14.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | -16.6% | -16.6% | -16.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 161.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 47.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,801 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 4,287 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1557 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Eritrea?
- Change in total mangrove area in Eritrea was -16.6% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was -11.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.9% in 2008.
- How does Eritrea rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Eritrea ranks 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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 (%).