Change in total mangrove area in Tanzania
Tanzania: Change in total mangrove area was -2.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Tanzania, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Tanzania stood at -2.6%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.5% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Tanzania peaked at -1.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2020.
Tanzania ranks 71st of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.4% | -1.7% | -1.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -2.5% | -1.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.6% | -2.6% | -2.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 68 Dominican Republic -2.3% compare
- 69 Vanuatu -2.4% compare
- 70 Colombia -2.5% compare
- 72 Thailand -2.7% compare
- 73 Philippines -2.7% compare
- 74 Guinea -3.0% compare
- 74 United States -3.0% compare
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3295 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5126 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5023 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6747 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Tanzania?
- Change in total mangrove area in Tanzania was -2.6% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was -1.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Tanzania ranks 71st out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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 (%)