Change in total mangrove area in Kenya
Kenya: Change in total mangrove area was -1.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
-1.0%
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
53rd
of 116 countries
All-time high
-0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
-2.1%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Change in total mangrove area in Kenya, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in total mangrove area in Kenya is -1.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Kenya peaked at -0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, in 2016.
That places Kenya 53rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Change in total mangrove area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.1% | — |
| 2008 | -1.6% | +45.9% |
| 2009 | -1.2% | -27.8% |
| 2010 | -1.1% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | -1.6% | +48.6% |
| 2016 | -2.1% | +32.7% |
| 2017 | -1.9% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | -1.2% | -35.6% |
| 2019 | -0.8% | -29.8% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | +20.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's -1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kenya's -1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.3% | -1.6% | -1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -2.1% | -0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 50 Samoa -0.8% compare
- 51 El Salvador -0.9% compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago -1.0% compare
- 54 Papua New Guinea -1.1% compare
- 55 Tonga -1.1% compare
- 56 Benin -1.2% compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Kenya?
- Change in total mangrove area in Kenya was -1.0% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2016.
- How does Kenya rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Kenya ranks 53rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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 (%).