Change in total mangrove area in Togo
Togo: Change in total mangrove area was -7.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Change in total mangrove area in Togo, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Togo stood at -7.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.9% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Togo peaked at -7.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -26.6%, in 2008.
Togo ranks 96th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Change in total mangrove area in Togo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -17.5% | — |
| 2008 | -26.6% | +52.5% |
| 2009 | -25.6% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | -23.1% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | -23.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | -24.9% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | -24.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | -22.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | -15.0% | -33.8% |
| 2020 | -7.1% | -52.9% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's -7.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 4.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Togo's -7.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 4.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -23.2% | -26.6% | -17.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | -22.3% | -24.9% | -15.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -7.1% | -7.1% | -7.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More reference data data for Togo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9469 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8422 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Togo?
- Change in total mangrove area in Togo was -7.1% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was -7.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.6% in 2008.
- How does Togo rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Togo ranks 96th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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 (%).