Change in total mangrove area in Palau
Palau: Change in total mangrove area was 0.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Change in total mangrove area in Palau, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.5% for change in total mangrove area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 37.0% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Palau peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
That places Palau 19th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Palau?
- Change in total mangrove area in Palau was 0.5% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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 (%)