Review Article

Cumulative Impacts of Human Interventions and Climate Change on Mangrove Ecosystems of South and Southeast Asia: An Overview

Table 2

Country-specific temporal variation of mangrove cover.

Country/yearMangrove cover in sq·km
19801990% Change
(1980–1990)
2000% Change
(1990–2000)
2005PresentAssessment year% Change (2000-latest)

Pakistan 34502070 1580 1570981.28a2010
India50674670 4482 4480 4639b20093.50
Bangladesh42804600 4760 47604810c20071.05
Myanmar 55505361 5167 50704379.21d 2007
Indonesia4200035000 31500 2900032440e 20092.98
Malaysia67406420 5895 56505775f 2007
Vietnam2691.52135 1575 15701597.6g20081.43
Philippines29502730 2500 24002091h2007
Thailand28002502 2441 24002296i2007

a[25],b[26], c[27], d[28], e[29], f[24], g[30], h[31], i[32].