Change in total mangrove area in Guyana
Guyana: Change in total mangrove area was -6.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Guyana, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Guyana stood at -6.3%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 146.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Guyana peaked at -1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -6.3%, in 2020.
That places Guyana 93rd 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.3% | — |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +46.2% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | +22.3% |
| 2010 | -2.6% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | -4.0% | +57.8% |
| 2016 | -3.9% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | -4.2% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | -5.0% | +19.9% |
| 2019 | -5.7% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | -6.3% | +10.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's -6.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 5.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Guyana's -6.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 3.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.9% | -2.4% | -1.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.2% | -5.7% | -2.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -6.3% | -6.3% | -6.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Guyana?
- Change in total mangrove area in Guyana was -6.3% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was -1.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.3% in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Guyana ranks 93rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 146.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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 (%).