Change in total mangrove area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Change in total mangrove area was -1.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Madagascar, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Madagascar stood at -1.8%.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Madagascar peaked at -1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.3%, in 2016.
That places Madagascar 62nd 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.3% | — |
| 2008 | -1.9% | +44.2% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2.0% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | -2.3% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | -2.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | -1.9% | -14.7% |
| 2019 | -1.6% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | -1.8% | +9.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -1.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%, 40% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -1.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.7% | -1.9% | -1.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -2.3% | -1.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -1.8% | -1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Madagascar?
- Change in total mangrove area in Madagascar was -1.8% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -1.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3% in 2016.
- How does Madagascar rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).