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Mangrove Area, 1988

1988, as Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Mangrove Area, 1988 covers 118 countries on 3 measures. Indonesia is highest, at 3,352,812.07; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 7,645.41. Against 1987, 88 values changed (74 up, 14 down), the same countries are covered.

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Mangrove Area · Data for 1988

HighestIndonesia

3,352,812.07

Lowest2 countries share it

0.00

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Mangrove Area, 1988, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 118 countries · select a heading to sort

Mangrove Area, 1988: every country, as published by Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy).
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia3,352,812.073,127,157.93,674,671.66
BrazilBRASouth America1,061,362.41989,929.61,163,249.92
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand935,416.97872,460.61,025,214.10
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa826,669.98771,032.6906,027.74
MexicoMEXCentral America786,082.06733,176.4861,543.50
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia707,160.73659,566.7775,045.97
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia598,823.72558,521.1656,308.95
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia484,472.14451,865.7530,979.97
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia423,956.95395,423.4464,655.50
CubaCUBCaribbean410,790.53383,143.1450,225.15
IndiaINDSouthern Asia349,510.57325,987.5383,062.50
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa310,228.76289,349.4340,009.76
ColombiaCOLSouth America282,745.73263,716.1309,888.45
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa273,417.25255,015.5299,664.46
VenezuelaVENSouth America271,401.07253,135.0297,454.73
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa265,885.35247,990.5291,409.52
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia256,291.02239,041.9280,894.16
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia247,532.09230,872.4271,294.41
GuineaGINWestern Africa236,449.45220,535.7259,147.87
United StatesUSANorthern America234,818.40219,014.4257,360.24
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa218,313.71203,620.5239,271.15
GabonGABMiddle Africa187,501.56174,882.1205,501.13
PanamaPANCentral America174,636.01162,882.5191,400.53
EcuadorECUSouth America157,956.61147,325.7173,119.95
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa150,209.73140,100.2164,629.40

02In 1988

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Indonesia3,352,812.07
  2. Brazil1,061,362.41
  3. Australia935,416.97
  4. Nigeria826,669.98
  5. Mexico786,082.06

Lowest

  1. Northern Mariana Islandsshared0.00
  2. Kuwaitshared0.00
  3. Nauru0.52
  4. Cook Islands0.82
  5. Sint Maarten2.58

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 7,645.41. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound, 95% interval (hectares)

    HighestIndonesia3,127,157.9

    Lowest2 share it

    Middle country: 7,130.9

  • Upper bound, 95% interval (hectares)

    HighestIndonesia3,674,671.66

    Lowest2 share it

    Middle country: 8,379.35

031987 → 1988

Since 1987

What changed between 1987 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 88values changed, of 118 in both
  • 74 · 14rose · fell
  • 30unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1988.

  • 117 distinct values among 118

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 16 decimals. 2 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 118 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full
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    For a spreadsheet or code

    118 rows · 9.3 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel

    Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.

    Download mangrove-area-1988-nations-inquiry.csv
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    The publisher’s original

    Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University’s own file, on its own site.

    21346457

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) (1988). Mangrove Area, 1988 [data set], describing 1988. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/mangrove-area/1988

0641 held

Other years

07Questions

Mangrove Area, 1988: questions and answers

Which country has the highest mangrove forests in Mangrove Area, 1988?

Indonesia, at 3,352,812.07, of the 118 countries in the file.

What year does Mangrove Area, 1988 describe?

1988.

How many countries does Mangrove Area, 1988 cover?

118.

Where can I download Mangrove Area, 1988?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Mangrove Area, 1988 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Mangrove Area, 2025.

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