Mangrove total area change (%)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -3.8%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 10.9% |
| 2 | Barbados | 8.8% |
| 3 | Qatar | 6.0% |
| 4 | French Guiana | 5.9% |
| 5 | Virgin Islands, British | 5.9% |
| 6 | Mauritania | 5.8% |
| 7 | Suriname | 5.3% |
| 8 | South Africa | 3.0% |
| 9 | French Polynesia | 2.4% |
| 10 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.4% |
| 11 | New Zealand | 2.0% |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 1.2% |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.2% |
| 14 | Martinique | 1.0% |
| 15 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.0% |
| 16 | Bangladesh | 0.8% |
| 17 | Guam | 0.7% |
| 18 | Fiji | 0.5% |
| 19 | Palau | 0.5% |
| 20 | Cameroon | 0.3% |
| 21 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.3% |
| 22 | Timor-Leste | 0.3% |
| 23 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3% |
| 24 | Senegal | 0.3% |
| 25 | Comoros | 0.3% |
| 26 | Guadeloupe | 0.1% |
| 27 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 28 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 29 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% |
| 30 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 32 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 33 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% |
| 34 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 35 | Seychelles | -0.0% |
| 36 | Venezuela | -0.1% |
| 37 | Mayotte | -0.1% |
| 38 | Guatemala | -0.1% |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.2% |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | -0.2% |
| 41 | Curaçao | -0.2% |
| 42 | Republic of the Congo | -0.3% |
| 43 | Saint Lucia | -0.4% |
| 44 | Grenada | -0.4% |
| 45 | Japan | -0.5% |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.5% |
| 47 | Brazil | -0.5% |
| 48 | Ghana | -0.6% |
| 49 | Gabon | -0.7% |
| 50 | Samoa | -0.8% |
| 51 | El Salvador | -0.9% |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | -1.0% |
| 53 | Kenya | -1.0% |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | -1.1% |
| 55 | Tonga | -1.2% |
| 56 | Benin | -1.2% |
| 57 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -1.2% |
| 58 | Malaysia | -1.3% |
| 59 | Panama | -1.5% |
| 60 | American Samoa | -1.7% |
| 61 | India | -1.8% |
| 62 | Madagascar | -1.8% |
| 63 | Liberia | -1.9% |
| 64 | Nigeria | -1.9% |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.0% |
| 66 | Nicaragua | -2.1% |
| 67 | Costa Rica | -2.2% |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | -2.3% |
| 69 | Vanuatu | -2.4% |
| 70 | Colombia | -2.5% |
| 71 | United Republic of Tanzania | -2.6% |
| 72 | Thailand | -2.7% |
| 73 | Philippines | -2.7% |
| 74 | Guinea | -3.0% |
| 75 | United States of America | -3.0% |
| 76 | Honduras | -3.0% |
| 77 | Cambodia | -3.0% |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | -3.1% |
| 79 | Peru | -3.2% |
| 80 | Angola | -3.3% |
| 81 | Ecuador | -3.7% |
| 82 | Belize | -3.7% |
| 83 | Cayman Islands | -4.2% |
| 84 | Mexico | -4.3% |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | -4.5% |
| 86 | Somalia | -4.5% |
| 87 | Australia | -4.5% |
| 88 | Vietnam | -4.7% |
| 89 | Mozambique | -5.0% |
| 90 | Indonesia | -5.6% |
| 91 | Jamaica | -5.7% |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | -5.8% |
| 93 | Guyana | -6.3% |
| 94 | Myanmar | -6.6% |
| 95 | Bahrain | -6.9% |
| 96 | Togo | -7.1% |
| 97 | Cuba | -7.5% |
| 98 | Haiti | -7.7% |
| 99 | Bahamas | -8.8% |
| 100 | Saint Martin (French part) | -11.1% |
| 101 | People's Republic of China | -11.9% |
| 102 | Singapore | -13.2% |
| 103 | Anguilla | -13.5% |
| 104 | Oman | -14.7% |
| 105 | Djibouti | -15.6% |
| 106 | Eritrea | -16.6% |
| 107 | Aruba | -16.6% |
| 108 | Pakistan | -17.2% |
| 109 | Yemen | -18.4% |
| 110 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -21.1% |
| 111 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -21.7% |
| 112 | Mauritius | -21.9% |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | -23.0% |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | -23.2% |
| 115 | Egypt | -23.9% |
| 116 | Sudan | -47.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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