Change in total mangrove area in Singapore
Singapore: Change in total mangrove area was -13.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Singapore, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Singapore stood at -13.2%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Singapore peaked at -6.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -13.2%, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 102nd of 116 countries on this measure, 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -6.2% | — |
| 2008 | -9.4% | +50.8% |
| 2009 | -8.4% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | -7.8% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | -10.3% | +31.8% |
| 2016 | -12.2% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | -13.2% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | -12.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | -13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | -13.2% | +0.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's -13.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 11.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Singapore's -13.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.9%, 14.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.0% | -9.4% | -6.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | -11.6% | -13.2% | -7.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -13.2% | -13.2% | -13.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Singapore?
- Change in total mangrove area in Singapore was -13.2% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was -6.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.2% in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Singapore ranks 102nd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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 (%).