In 2020, the total land area of coastal mangroves worldwide amounted to 147,359 square kilometers. Compared to the total global mangrove area in 1996, that was a decrease of more than 5,000 square kilometers.
Mangroves provide a variety of ecosystem services, including storing vast amounts of carbon, helping to stabilize shorelines, and preventing erosion.
Area of coastal mangroves worldwide from 1996 to 2020
(in square kilometers)
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The Global Mangrove Alliance. (September 21, 2022). Area of coastal mangroves worldwide from 1996 to 2020 (in square kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265648/mangrove-areas-worldwide/
The Global Mangrove Alliance. "Area of coastal mangroves worldwide from 1996 to 2020 (in square kilometers)." Chart. September 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265648/mangrove-areas-worldwide/
The Global Mangrove Alliance. (2022). Area of coastal mangroves worldwide from 1996 to 2020 (in square kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265648/mangrove-areas-worldwide/
The Global Mangrove Alliance. "Area of Coastal Mangroves Worldwide from 1996 to 2020 (in Square Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265648/mangrove-areas-worldwide/
The Global Mangrove Alliance, Area of coastal mangroves worldwide from 1996 to 2020 (in square kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265648/mangrove-areas-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Area of coastal mangroves worldwide from 1996 to 2020 (in square kilometers) [Graph], The Global Mangrove Alliance, September 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1265648/mangrove-areas-worldwide/
