Table 1 Continental areal extent and percent of land changes during mangrove losses
From: Getting the best of carbon bang for mangrove restoration buck
Continent | Aquaculture (km2) | Tidal flat (km2) | Water (km2) | Others (km2) | Total (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa | 13.7 (1.19%) | 272 (23.6%) | 850 (73.9%) | 14.8 (1.29%) | 1150 |
North America | 106 (6.33%) | 417 (24.9%) | 1148 (68.2%) | 8.07 (0.48%) | 1679 |
South America | 194 (13.8%) | 414 (29.3%) | 784 (55.6%) | 17.8 (1.26%) | 1410 |
Asia | 1988 (38.9%) | 963 (28.9%) | 2130 (41.7%) | 28.0 (0.55%) | 5109 |
Oceania | 1.49 (0.14%) | 260 (25.2%) | 701 (68.0%) | 68.6 (6.65%) | 1031 |
Global | 2303 (22.2%) | 2327 (22.4%) | 5614 (54.1%) | 137 (1.32%) | 10381 |
