Change in total mangrove area in Yemen
Yemen: Change in total mangrove area was -18.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Yemen, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded -18.4% for change in total mangrove area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Yemen peaked at -8.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -18.4%, in 2020.
That places Yemen 109th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -8.8% | — |
| 2008 | -13.1% | +49.5% |
| 2009 | -12.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | -13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | -13.7% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | -15.3% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | -15.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | -16.9% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | -16.2% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | -18.4% | +13.1% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -18.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%, 4.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -18.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -17.2%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.6% | -13.1% | -8.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -15.2% | -16.9% | -13.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -18.4% | -18.4% | -18.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Yemen?
- Change in total mangrove area in Yemen was -18.4% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -8.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.4% in 2020.
- How does Yemen rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Yemen ranks 109th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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 (%).