The exact area of currently existing mangroves is still not known for several countries. Based on the application of remote sensing technology the total mangrove area of the world has been assessed to be approximately 16,670,000 ha, including 7,487,000 ha in tropical Asia, 5,781,000 ha in tropical America and 3,402,000 ha in tropical Africa (Saenger et al., 1983; UNESCO, 1987). These statistics vary according to the different techniques used in data collection and analysis (Table 1.1). Country Area Country Area : (Thousand ha) (Thousand ha)Bangladesh 450 Malaysia 674India 96 Peninsular Malaysia (149)Pakistan 345 Sabah (350)Sri Lanka 4 Sarawak (175)Burma 812 Philippines 240Thailand 287 Kampuchea 10Brunei 7 Vietnam 320Indonesia 2,500 Papua New Guinea 553Australia 1,150 Fiji 39Tropical Asia 7,487,000 ha Mexico 660 Bolivia .Costa Rica 39 Brazil 2,500El Salvador 45 Colombia 440Guatemala 50 Ecuador 235Honduras 145 Uruguay -Nicaragua 60 Peru 28Panama 486 Venezuela 260Central America & Mexico 1,485 ha Tropical Latin America 3,463 haBeliz 75 Cuba 400Guyana 150 Guyana Français 55Jamaica 7 Haiti 18Trinidad & Tobago 4 Dominican republic 9Surinam 115 Others of the Caribbean 597Tropical America 5,781,000 ha Senegal 169 Equatorial Guinea 20Gambia 60 Gabon 140Guinea-Bissau 230 Zaire 50Guinea 260 Mozambique 455Sierra Leone 170 Madagascar 300Liberia 20 Tanzania 96Ivory Coast - Kenva 45Ghana - Somalia 20Togo - Ethiopia -Benin - Sudan -Cameroon 272 Nigeria 970Angola 125 Tropical Africa 3,402,000 ha Total area of mangroves in the world : 16,670,000 haSource : Saenger et al., 1983, UNESCO, 1987
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