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Conservation incentives · Ecuador

Mangrove extent

Annual estimates from Global Mangrove Watch, 1985–2025.

Estimated extent in 2025
155,201 ha
95% bounds
144,755.5–170,099.9 ha
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Annual mangrove extent estimates for Ecuador
YearEstimated extent (ha)95% lower bound (ha)95% upper bound (ha)
1985157,908.6147,280.9173,067.4
1986157,883.7147,257.6173,040
1987157,891.3147,264.7173,048.4
1988157,956.6147,325.7173,120
1989155,571.8145,101.4170,506.2
1990156,186.7145,674.9171,180.2
1991156,232.9145,718171,230.8
1992156,511.7145,978171,536.4
1993156,959146,395.2172,026.5
1994154,791.6144,373.6169,651.1
1995154,088.8143,718.1168,880.8
1996151,287.3141,105.2165,810.4
1997150,923.2140,765.7165,411.4
1998150,651.6140,512.3165,113.7
1999147,458.6137,534.2161,614.2
2000147,934.6137,978.1162,135.8
2001147,954.9137,997.1162,158.1
2002148,229138,252.7162,458.5
2003148,520.3138,524.4162,777.8
2004147,956.7137,998.7162,160.1
2005149,123.1139,086.7163,438.5
2006149,686139,611.7164,055.4
2007150,428.7140,304.4164,869.4
2008151,435.3141,243.2165,972.6
2009153,134.5142,828167,834.9
2010153,553.2143,218.6168,293.8
2011153,346.7143,026168,067.5
2012152,809.8142,525.2167,479.1
2013152,563142,295167,208.5
2014153,320143,001.1168,038.3
2015154,231143,850.8169,036.7
2016154,575.7144,172.3169,414.5
2017154,957.5144,528.4169,832.9
2018155,360.1144,903.9170,274.2
2019155,245.7144,797.2170,148.8
2020154,936.7144,509169,810.1
2021154,517.1144,117.7169,350.3
2022154,653.2144,244.6169,499.5
2023153,612.3143,273.7168,358.6
2024153,840.7143,486.8168,608.9
2025155,201144,755.5170,099.9

The publisher adjusted estimates for global classification accuracy. Earlier years include infilling where satellite imagery was sparse. Accuracy varies by place and year. Figures are shown to at most one decimal place.

Bunting, Hilarides, A. Rosenqvist, Oakes, Castro Brandão Vaz dos Santos, Worthington, J. Rosenqvist, Zanaga, Van De Kerchove, Tadono and Kobayashi (2026). Global Mangrove Watch: Timeseries of Mangrove Extent (v4.1.12). Zenodo. (opens another site) CC BY 4.0 (opens another site)

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