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Mangrove Area, 2023

2023, as Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Mangrove Area, 2023 covers 118 countries on 3 measures. Indonesia is highest, at 3,106,086.95; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.38. The middle country reads 8,691.12. Against 2022, 114 values changed (67 up, 47 down), the same countries are covered.

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Mangrove Area · Data for 2023

HighestIndonesia

3,106,086.95

LowestKuwait

0.38

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, 2023, 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, 2023: every country, as published by Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy).
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia3,106,086.952,897,038.103,404,261.7
BrazilBRASouth America1,066,899.58995,094.081,169,318.6
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand1,038,490.08968,596.621,138,181.9
MexicoMEXCentral America801,712.99747,755.33878,675.0
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa792,240.51738,920.38868,293.1
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia558,779.89521,172.35612,421.0
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia558,403.18520,821.00612,008.2
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia484,386.78451,786.12530,886.4
IndiaINDSouthern Asia458,177.27427,340.58502,160.9
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia431,079.34402,066.43472,461.6
CubaCUBCaribbean386,811.37360,777.82423,944.1
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa297,822.12277,777.81326,412.1
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia297,589.56277,560.90326,157.2
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa290,315.37270,776.29318,184.7
ColombiaCOLSouth America289,145.34269,685.00316,902.4
VenezuelaVENSouth America277,189.82258,534.13303,799.2
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia259,027.44241,594.13283,893.3
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa255,586.83238,385.08280,122.4
United StatesUSANorthern America253,934.75236,844.19278,311.7
GuineaGINWestern Africa220,723.35205,868.02241,912.1
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa203,243.35189,564.47222,754.1
GabonGABMiddle Africa189,150.59176,420.20207,308.5
PanamaPANCentral America172,760.68161,133.37189,345.2
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia166,937.32155,701.94182,962.8
SenegalSENWestern Africa154,455.45144,060.14169,282.7

02In 2023

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Indonesia3,106,086.95
  2. Brazil1,066,899.58
  3. Australia1,038,490.08
  4. Mexico801,712.99
  5. Nigeria792,240.51

Lowest

  1. Kuwait0.38
  2. Nauru0.52
  3. Cook Islands0.83
  4. Northern Mariana Islands2.36
  5. Anguilla7.48

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 8,691.12. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Lower bound, 95% interval (hectares)

    HighestIndonesia2,897,038.10

    LowestKuwait0.36

    Middle country: 8,106.18

  • Upper bound, 95% interval (hectares)

    HighestIndonesia3,404,261.7

    LowestKuwait0.4

    Middle country: 9,525.4

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 114values changed, of 118 in both
  • 67 · 47rose · fell
  • 4unchanged

Rose most

  • Australia1,030,539.53 → 1,038,490.08+7,950.55
  • India453,036.44 → 458,177.27+5,140.83
  • Colombia287,056.40 → 289,145.34+2,088.94
  • Senegal152,730.28 → 154,455.45+1,725.16
  • Pakistan79,147.45 → 80,795.00+1,647.55

Fell most

  • Suriname82,842.27 → 73,915.41−8,926.86
  • Mexico807,832.85 → 801,712.99−6,119.86
  • Nigeria798,277.34 → 792,240.51−6,036.84
  • Indonesia3,111,741.27 → 3,106,086.95−5,654.32
  • Myanmar564,128.81 → 558,779.89−5,348.92

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 2023.

  • 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
  • .csv

    For a spreadsheet or code

    118 rows · 9.4 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel

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

    Download mangrove-area-2023-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) (2023). Mangrove Area, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/mangrove-area/2023

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07Questions

Mangrove Area, 2023: questions and answers

Which country has the highest mangrove forests in Mangrove Area, 2023?

Indonesia, at 3,106,086.95, of the 118 countries in the file.

What year does Mangrove Area, 2023 describe?

2023.

How many countries does Mangrove Area, 2023 cover?

118.

Where can I download Mangrove Area, 2023?

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, 2023 the newest?

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

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